Disability

Healthcare staff have reportedly been refused disability support for long Covid, while school staff report rising cases.

Two guides have been developed to help support employees living with scleroderma and Raynaud’s, including highlighting the value of accessing occupational health expertise.

Patients with long Covid are facing a ‘postcode lottery’ when it comes to accessing care and support, nurses have warned.

Employers should consider longer-term work adjustments for employees with long Covid, as the lasting nature of the illness will mean...

These CPD activities are designed to help with occupational health career planning.

The UK Health Security Agency has published interim advice fleshing out how it expects its Covid-19 autumn booster vaccination programme to work.

GPs have called for an independent occupational health service to be set up to issue fit notes.

A discussion paper has said occupational health has a role in helping manage long Covid at work.

A charity has seen an increase in long Covid sufferers accessing its resources and calling its helpline, as NHS waits rise.

The mystery of ‘Gulf War Syndrome’, the often debilitating, chronic and multi-symptom illnesses among military personnel, may have been solved.

People double-jabbed against Covid-19 have been half as likely to report long Covid following an omicron infection of the virus versus the previously dominant delta variant.

NHS staff with long Covid feel pressured to return to work before they’re fully recovered, according to Unison.

Exercise has an important role to play in helping people to manage osteoarthritis, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has emphasised.

The Society of Occupational Medicine has published a guide for occupational health practitioners on managing and supporting neurodiverse employees

The latest annual workplace health snapshot from the CIPD has shown employers could still be thinking more strategically about health and work.