Occupational Health

Fit notes “not implemented as intended”
The “fit note” was introduced in 2010 and was designed to radically change the...

A final question – more statement really – to minister Sarah Newton at June’s Society and Faculty of Occupational Medicine...

Workplace conversations happen all the time of course, but “good” conversation – talking that makes change happen or calms conflict...

Fit in 50 is a new booklet designed to offer practical and accessible exercises to get sedentary employers out of...

What is the experience of OH practitioners when trying to give advice on managing employees with bipolar disorder? And what...

People with learning disabilities often struggle to first secure and then maintain paid employment. That puts occupational health in a...

The minister for disabled people, health and work, Sarah Newton, has urged employers to make adjustments for people with arthritis...

Employers have been urged to ensure that the health and safety of their workforce is a priority as fatal work-related...

Almost half (48%) of workers in the UK do little or nothing to relieve work-related stress, a survey has found,...

Only half of UK employees with depression have been offered support from their managers, despite the suggestion that those who...

Ninety per cent of people with coronary heart disease have at least one other long-term health condition, such as stroke...

More needs to be done to educate employers about their responsibilities to diabetic workers, it has been claimed, as it...

Business in the Community (BITC) and Public Health England have released a toolkit which they hope will equip employers with...

The UK has been ranked in the bottom five in the world for mental wellbeing, with more than a quarter...

The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health’s (IOSH) “No Time to Lose” campaign has been working since 2014 to reduce...