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    Nearly half of employers managing workers with long Covid

    by Nic Paton 8 Feb 2022
    by Nic Paton 8 Feb 2022

    Almost half (46%) of organisations have employees who have experienced long Covid in the past 12 months, a study has...

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    Government plans to ‘level up’ health by tackling poor diet and smoking

    by Ashleigh Webber 3 Feb 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 3 Feb 2022

    The government's levelling up white paper outlines plans for more investment in weight management services and healthier eating.

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    Academics warn of adult health burden if children’s lack of exercise not addressed

    by Nic Paton 28 Jan 2022
    by Nic Paton 28 Jan 2022

    Long-term health problems could emerge if the UK doesn’t address the lack of physical activity among children and teenagers, academics have warned.

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    Why ‘hidden’ disabilities shouldn’t also mean hiding disability

    by Chris Jay 25 Jan 2022
    by Chris Jay 25 Jan 2022

    How can occupational health break the cycle of secrecy that often surrounds disability? This can ultimately help improve employees' wellbeing.

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    Multiple long-term conditions more associated with chronic pain

    by Nic Paton 21 Jan 2022
    by Nic Paton 21 Jan 2022

    More than half of people with a number of chronic long-term health conditions are also in chronic pain.

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    Links between obesity and more severe Covid-19 highlighted

    by Nic Paton 4 Jan 2022
    by Nic Paton 4 Jan 2022

    With many of us kicking off the new year by making resolutions to get fitter and healthier, the government has...

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    Study to gauge impact of home working on employees with disabilities

    by Nic Paton 9 Dec 2021
    by Nic Paton 9 Dec 2021

    An academic from Coventry University is leading a project to investigate how the shift to working from home we’ve seen...

    • Disability
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    Managers still lacking skills to support workers with disabilities

    by Nic Paton 6 Dec 2021
    by Nic Paton 6 Dec 2021

    Managers still do not feel fully equipped to support disabled employees in the workplace, research has suggested.
    A poll of...

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    Severe Covid-19 ‘substantially’ increases risk of death within a year

    by Nic Paton 1 Dec 2021
    by Nic Paton 1 Dec 2021

    People who have survived a severe bout of Covid-19 are more than twice as likely to die over the following...

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    Long Covid support needs to go beyond workplace adjustments

    by Dr Hemal Desai 22 Nov 2021
    by Dr Hemal Desai 22 Nov 2021

    As well as putting in place practical support and adjustments for employees with long Covid, it is important employers strive...

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    Depression and anxiety common among rail workers in pandemic

    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Nov 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Nov 2021

    More than two in five employees in the rail sector meet the clinical criteria for a mental health condition, according...

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    Supporting stroke survivors returning to the workplace

    by Laura Barlow 22 Sep 2021
    by Laura Barlow 22 Sep 2021

    Supporting employees back into work following a stroke can be both complex and challenging.

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    Staff hesitant to disclose poor mental health, high blood pressure and arthritis

    by Ashleigh Webber 21 Sep 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 21 Sep 2021

    A survey has found two in five wouldn't tell their employer about a health condition.

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    How will long Covid affect the provision of occupational health services?

    by Ross Miller and Sam Delaney 17 Sep 2021
    by Ross Miller and Sam Delaney 17 Sep 2021

    Employers are still feeling their way in terms of how best to support and manage workers with long Covid. But...

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    Long Covid: the case for making ‘work-ability’ a health outcome

    by Dr Julie Denning 14 Sep 2021
    by Dr Julie Denning 14 Sep 2021

    The complexities, challenges and uncertainties surrounding long Covid means it is time for a wholesale rethink around rehabilitation, return to...

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