Wellbeing and health promotion
Organisations invited to take part in presenteeism study
Notttingham Trent University has launched a study that seeks to understand ‘presenteeism’ and why people continue to work while unwell....
Fewer eye tests during pandemic means staff risk serious eye problems
Missed eye tests during the lockdown and reduced optometrist capacity could mean serious eye conditions including glaucoma and macular generation...
Working from home: four in five develop musculoskeletal pain
Poor home working set-ups could be causing thousands of workers discomfort, with four in five who began working remotely in...
Occupational Health & Wellbeing Awards 2020 shortlist: Best mental health initiative
Throughout September we are celebrating best practice within OH by publishing profiles of the shortlisted entries for this year’s Occupational...
Study hopes to encourage active lifestyles among heart patients
A study that aims to keep coronary heart disease patients engaged in cardiac rehabilitation for longer, and therefore improve health...
Effective flu vaccination programme ‘more crucial than ever’
People administering the flu vaccine need to be confident, competent and have up to date knowledge about the vaccine they...
Earlier breast cancer screening could save lives, researchers find
Screening women in their forties for breast cancer could save hundreds of lives each year and would not lead to...
The post-pandemic work landscape – joining up mental and physical health
As work slowly returns to something resembling normality post-pandemic, occupational health will have an important role to play in encouraging...
OH&W Awards – ‘We are very focused on ensuring mental health is not swept under the carpet’
By taking a holistic approach to wellbeing, one combining healthy eating, physical activity, mental wellbeing, changing habits and leadership, the...
Maintaining digital wellbeing in the time of coronavirus
The weeks of lockdown highlighted the massive importance that technology now has in our lives, personal and professional. But, as...
Coronavirus and Black Lives Matter affecting wellbeing of most staff
The events of 2020, from the coronavirus pandemic to the extent of systemic racism exposed by the Black Lives Matter...
Poor data and skills hampering ability of employers to evaluate wellbeing
Employers are being hampered in their ability to assess the effectiveness of wellbeing initiatives by a lack of good quality...
Two-thirds of outdoor workers say firms don’t offer skin cancer protection help
Almost two-thirds of outdoor workers say their employer does not do enough to help protect them against non-melanoma skin cancer...
One-fifth do not train line managers in health and safety
One in five organisations do not train their managers in health and safety, despite the view that they are often...
Occupational health practitioners: look after yourselves, as well as the workforce
With workload and pressures spiralling for occupational health both inside and outside the NHS, Neil Loach argues it is vital...
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