An OH practitioner’s role is quite clearly defined, but managers can still sometimes try to pass the buck. Nikla Rai reports.
Occupational Health
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Therese Procter, HR director at Tesco, talks to Noel O'Reilly about her commitment to employee health and wellbeing.
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OH professionals should be more concerned about the risk of skin exposure to chemicals in the workplace. By Chris Packham.
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The Chief Fire Officers' Association is aiming to develop an occupational health network group and national strategy to share best practice on workplace health across the fire service. Nic Paton reports.
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The new treatment could reduce suffering and workplace absence.
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Richard Preece says OH can't rely on peer-pressure to achieve excellence.
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Wolverhampton has dropped its long-standing NMC-approved OH course for a radically different approach. By Nic Paton.
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Young people took three times as many sick days off with flu in July compared to older workers, adding weight...
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Cheltenham Borough Council has already made “significant” changes to its recruitment practices after it lost a £1m High Court battle...
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On the eve of the National Back Exchange's 21st anniversary, Katie Oakley looks at how the organisation can support occupational health in today's workplaces.
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Wolverhampton University has stopped taking students on to its Specialist Community Public Health Nursing occupational health courses.
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Despite the recession, employers are spending on average nearly 9% more on providing private healthcare for their employees, research by...
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While new legislation such as the Health and Safety Offences Act has toughened up health and safety laws, more could...
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The number of people killed in UK workplaces fell to a record low between April 2008 and March this year,...
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Men aged between 35 and 54 are almost twice as likely to have diabetes as women, according to a report...