A UK-wide occupational health mental health ‘hub’ should be created to help tackle the “unprecedented” levels of mental ill health...
Occupational Health
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Nearly a third (32%) of black men have not had a prostate cancer test because their GP either refused to...
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Dame Carol Black, chair of the new government occupational health taskforce, is set to be at the heart of high-level...
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Recovering addict turned therapist Fiona Peacock explains the dangers of alcohol ‘sensitisation’ in the workplace.
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Nearly two-thirds of businesses (64%) say they have seen a rise in absenteeism because of employee mental ill health, yet...
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Four out of five tradespeople (82%) say they have experienced stress, anxiety and mental ill health because of their work,...
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Widespread ignorance of links between dental and physical and mental health – poll
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonNearly two-thirds of 18-34-year-olds (65%) know less about their dental health than they do about their mental health, illustrating the...
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Careful consideration must be given to how NHS health checks are implemented and communicated and how confidentiality is maintained.
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Pain tends to be the most prevalent and severe symptom reported by individuals with long Covid, according to a study.
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Next week will see a series of events and activities being run by SOM, the Society of Occupational Medicine, as...
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All employers have a responsibility to educate their employees about suicide prevention, including how the language around it has changed,...
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Up to 4.3 million could be out of work because of ill health by 2029 – report
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonAs many as 4.3 million people could be languishing out of work because of sickness and ill health by the...
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There will be more than 900,000 cancer deaths in the UK by the end of the new government’s first parliamentary...
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Trust in vaccines remains mostly high among people aged 50 to 70, yet understanding about vaccination is “concerningly” low among...
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The government has set up a ‘Labour Market Advisory Board’ to tackle rising levels of worklessness, including because of ill...