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    Winter flu surge an ‘unprecedented’ challenge for employers

    by Nic Paton 20 Jan 2025
    by Nic Paton 20 Jan 2025

    The surge we’ve seen in cases of flu this winter poses an “unprecedented” workplace and public health challenge, an occupational...

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    Blue Monday is an opportunity to review workplace mental health support

    by Debra Clark 20 Jan 2025
    by Debra Clark 20 Jan 2025

    It may be something of an artificial calendar marker, but ‘Blue Monday’ today is nevertheless an opportunity for employers to...

    • Fit for Work
    • Blood pressure
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    BMI too simplistic as a measure for obesity, report argues

    by Nic Paton 16 Jan 2025
    by Nic Paton 16 Jan 2025

    How we define obesity needs to become more nuanced, a report has argued, with body mass index (BMI) as a...

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    • Sickness absence management
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    Millions feel workplace, home and high street make them unwell

    by Nic Paton 16 Jan 2025
    by Nic Paton 16 Jan 2025

    Tens of millions of people feel their health and wellbeing is being negatively affected by their workplaces, their homes and...

    • Fit for Work
    • Anxiety
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    Two-thirds of workers fear burning out this year

    by Nic Paton 13 Jan 2025
    by Nic Paton 13 Jan 2025

    Almost two-thirds of UK workers fear they are risk of burning out this year as businesses cut back on resources...

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    Black men have higher rates of late-stage prostate cancer

    by Nic Paton 13 Jan 2025
    by Nic Paton 13 Jan 2025

    Black men have higher rates of stage 3 and stage 4 prostate cancer diagnosis compared to white men, a study has suggested.

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    HSE updates guidance on silicosis risk from installing stone worktops

    by Nic Paton 10 Jan 2025
    by Nic Paton 10 Jan 2025

    The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued guidance for workers installing stone worktops on how to mitigate risk around...

    • Fit for Work
    • Respiratory
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    Respiratory infections cost employers £44bn a year – report

    by Nic Paton 10 Jan 2025
    by Nic Paton 10 Jan 2025

    With NHS trusts struggling to cope as cases of winter flu soar, a study has warned that respiratory infections cost...

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    Why occupational health may find itself in the spotlight in 2025

    by Karl Bennett 6 Jan 2025
    by Karl Bennett 6 Jan 2025

    With tackling ill health and economic inactivity firmly in the government’s sights in 2025, occupational health and wellbeing are set...

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    Workplaces urged to revisit and refresh first aid approaches in 2025

    by Nic Paton 6 Jan 2025
    by Nic Paton 6 Jan 2025

    Workplaces are being urged to revisit and refresh their first aid practices and approaches as UK plc reopens for business...

    • Fit for Work
    • Sickness absence management
    • Wellbeing and health promotion

    Surge in hospitalisations because of vitamin deficiencies

    by Nic Paton 3 Jan 2025
    by Nic Paton 3 Jan 2025

    There has been a “troubling” surge in the number of people being hospitalised because of vitamin deficiencies, according to an...

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    Call for ‘national reset’ to tackle ill-health worklessness

    by Nic Paton 3 Jan 2025
    by Nic Paton 3 Jan 2025

    There needs to be ‘a national reset’ on workplace health during 2025, a think-tank has urged, with government and employers...

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    AI-led algorithm being used to identify atrial fibrillation risk much earlier

    by Nic Paton 2 Jan 2025
    by Nic Paton 2 Jan 2025

    Some 2,000 people have taken part in a ground-breaking trial to test an algorithm that can help doctors identify people...

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    People unable to access dentistry because of ‘eye-watering’ price hikes

    by Nic Paton 2 Jan 2025
    by Nic Paton 2 Jan 2025

    People up and down the country are being left unable to access dentistry because of ‘eye-watering’ increases in private fees,...

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    Flu hospitalisations surge, as NHS warns over festive gatherings

    by Nic Paton 20 Dec 2024
    by Nic Paton 20 Dec 2024

    Cases of flu serious enough to lead to hospitalisation are surging and are only likely to get worse as people...

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