A total of 7.6 million working days are lost in the UK because of flu each year, costing the economy...
Occupational Health
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Millions of British workers feel forced to lie to their bosses about having to take stress-induced sick leave, while for...
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The budget for the Health and Safety Executive will be reduced by more than one-third by 2015, the Government has...
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Levels of work-related ill health are rising in the UK, even though fatalities and injuries are decreasing, according to the...
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The teams that won this year’s Occupational Health Awards, announced at a lunchtime celebration in London this month.OVERALL WINNER AND...
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Risk assessment procedures for “low-hazard” workplaces such as offices, classrooms and shops should be vastly simplified. And workers in such...
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NHS Plus is to undergo a major reconfiguration that is likely to lead to a reduction in the number of...
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More than half of employers with access to OH professionals rate their expertise as one of their three top tools...
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The joint conference of the Society of Occupational Medicine and the Royal College of Nursing took place in Brighton on...
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More good news for Aurion Learning. The award winning online learning company has just announced that it has been awarded a...
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At a time when financial pressures are affecting businesses, what can they do to protect employees from knock-on effects? Dr...
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Organisations must be proactive in educating an ageing workforce about health, for the sake of the employees and the economy,...
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Since its introduction in April, the fit note has been used by GPs with varying success. Ben Hicks summarises the situation.Reports...
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Chronic fatigue has its own set of defining criteria, and each must be dealt with in an appropriate way when...
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Working in a persistently noisy workplace can more than double a person’s risk of heart disease, latest research has suggested.A...