The government moved to appoint a new “flu tsar” in May as part of its preparations for a possible swine...
Occupational Health
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The number of people now covered by private medical insurance (PMI) rose last year, despite the cost of providing health...
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Most occupational health (OH) professionals believe Dame Carol Black’s review of workplace health will eventually have a positive impact... -
British workers are cutting down on exercise, eating less healthily, and smoking and drinking more because of the recession.
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Specsavers has been named the most trusted brand of opticians by British consumers, for the eighth year in a row. The...
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Employers that don't monitor or manage employee absence not only risk a loss of productivity, but may also fail to spot unhappy or unwell staff. Virginia Matthews reports on what they can learn from those that tackle this issue well.
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Health and safety budgets are being slashed by UK businesses in a bid to save cash as the recession bites,...
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Tens of thousands of NHS staff will be given personal security alarms to improve their safety and help prosecute those...
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Targets set by mandarins who've lost the plot, suggests Dr Richard Preece.
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Swine flu is here in the UK, and no-one is sure how widely it will spread, and how severely it will strike.There were three flu...
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HR news and views including:
Swine flu: should employers really pay attention to the media hype and should HR be...
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How should OHNs go about presenting their message to the wider audience?
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Linda Goldman and Joan Lewis look at new legislation set to provide tougher penalties for employers that fail to minimise the risk of death and injury to employees.
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Last month, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence published guidelines on sickness absence management. Nic Paton asks OH professionals how this will affect grassroots practitioners.
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Our off-message columnist revisits his adolescence via Facebook and Twitter.