Health professionals are being urged to adopt five key principles designed to embed, and promote, the idea that access to...
Occupational Health
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Childhood mental ill health results in life-long impacts, research has argued, including costing employers £24bn a year and future employees...
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OH practitioners are beginning to use artificial intelligence (AI) within their practice. But, as a survey for iOH has shown,...
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Having endometriosis can significantly reduce a woman’s employment income for anything up to five years after her diagnosis, and affect...
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More than half (56%) of UK workers say they are now more likely to accept a job with an employer...
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Ahead of World Cancer Day, more than seven out of 10 employees (71%) living with cancer say they don’t get...
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Intense pressure on paediatric physiotherapy, with children often waiting far longer for treatment than they should, risks causing lifelong health...
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Better access to OH could be key to reducing UK’s ill health worklessness – report
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonEnabling much more “comprehensive” access to occupational health expertise could be one of the keys to reducing ill health-related worklessness...
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Hidden in plain sight: Addressing the silent struggles of sandwich carers
by Karl Bennettby Karl BennettSo-called ‘sandwich carers’ – those juggling both childcare and elder care – can face particular struggles to stay in the...
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The UK stands among the worst performers in workplace health for people with long-term ill health or disability, according to new research.
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With hospitals and workplaces struggling to cope with this winter’s surge in flu and respiratory viruses, a charity has called...
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The government’s Keep Britain Working review is an “opportunity to start a national reset on workforce health”, a leading think-tank has said.
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Two-step testing enabling more train drivers to work with colour blindness
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonAn initiative between the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) and train drivers’ union ASLEF is enabling more people with...
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Keep Britain Working review gets under way, with major reforms due this spring
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonMinisters launch a promised independent review into how employers can be better supported to employ people with disabilities and health conditions.
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More than eight out of 10 employers (82%) agree they play an important role in helping employees return to work...