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    ‘Taskforce’ model to tackle cancer, obesity, mental health and addiction

    by Nic Paton 5 Dec 2022
    by Nic Paton 5 Dec 2022

    The government intends to apply the lessons from the fast-track development of the Covid-19 vaccines to tackling some of the UK’s other pressing health challenges.

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    Two in five with less visible disabilities hiding health from employer

    by Ashleigh Webber 2 Dec 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 2 Dec 2022

    Research finds 43% of people with a less visible disability have avoided telling their employer about it, which could be exacerbating their health condition.

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    OH overlooked in call for better support for black people with mental illness

    by Nic Paton 28 Nov 2022
    by Nic Paton 28 Nov 2022

    More innovative approaches need to be used to communicate the benefits of regular physical health checks for people with severe mental illness from Black African and Caribbean communities, a report has suggested.

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    How an ‘Empowerment Passport’ can enable disability and neurodiversity adjustments

    by Ashleigh Webber 25 Nov 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 25 Nov 2022

    The creator of an 'Empowerment Passport' explains how her document can help employees and organisations with reasonable adjustments.

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    TUC joins call for long Covid to be recognised as a disability

    by Nic Paton 21 Nov 2022
    by Nic Paton 21 Nov 2022

    The TUC has joined the organisations calling for long Covid to be recognised as a disability under the Equality Act...

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    Call to improve support for rare autoimmune and rheumatic diseases

    by Nic Paton 21 Nov 2022
    by Nic Paton 21 Nov 2022

    People living with rare autoimmune and rheumatic diseases are suffering from 'alarming' disparities in the quality of care and treatment they receive.

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    Warning over shipping container risks to health

    by Nic Paton 18 Nov 2022
    by Nic Paton 18 Nov 2022

    Workers unloading or moving freight from shipping containers at British ports can be exposed to hazardous substances, says HSE.

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    Five ways employers can reduce diabetes-related absence

    by Ian Wharton 18 Nov 2022
    by Ian Wharton 18 Nov 2022

    With diabetes likely to become more prevalent in future, organisations must ensure employees are able to manage the condition effectively...

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    Covid-19 complications added to list of ‘prescribed’ diseases

    by Nic Paton 18 Nov 2022
    by Nic Paton 18 Nov 2022

    Workers who suffer from five identified Covid-19 complications should receive Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit, it's recommended.

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    NHS waits hit another record, increasing the concern for OH

    by Nic Paton 11 Nov 2022
    by Nic Paton 11 Nov 2022

    The number of people in England waiting to start routine hospital treatment has risen to yet another a record high....

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    Back and neck conditions rise as long-term sickness rate increases

    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Nov 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Nov 2022

    Half a million more people are out of work because of long-term sickness, including a rise in people with back and neck conditions.

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    Three-quarters with long Covid have stopped, reduced or changed work

    by Nic Paton 9 Nov 2022
    by Nic Paton 9 Nov 2022

    More than three-quarters of people with long Covid have had to stop, pause, reduce or change their work, finds Indeed.

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    Tool developed to help identify those at high risk of falls

    by Nic Paton 8 Nov 2022
    by Nic Paton 8 Nov 2022

    Researchers have developed a tool to help doctors better identify patients at high risk of serious falls.
    While most likely...

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    Chronic pain in forties can lead to joblessness a decade later

    by Nic Paton 4 Nov 2022
    by Nic Paton 4 Nov 2022

    More than two-fifths of Britons in their forties suffer from chronic pain, research has suggested.

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    Lockdowns blamed for rising diabetes in under-40s

    by Nic Paton 4 Nov 2022
    by Nic Paton 4 Nov 2022

    The number of people aged under 40 with type 2 diabetes has jumped by almost a quarter, with the effects...

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