Disability

Many have pressed for long Covid to be classified as an occupational disease, which could enable compensation claims. But this might not be a straightforward decision.

Nine in 10 workers who have had Covid-19 have been left with ongoing symptoms – many of whom say these have lasted longer than a year.

People with a brain injury may consider voluntary work to ease them back into the working environment after a period of leave.

The speed at which we have learned about Covid-19 over the past year, and the way in which resources have...

Some people with long Covid symptoms are having to wait more than four months for treatment, according to a group...

As organisations think about bringing people back to the office, they should consider how they can support people with health needs that are not immediately obvious.

Organisations may need to consider treating those with ‘long Covid’ as if they have a disability in order to avoid falling into legal hot water,

Injury to the heart has been found in half of Covid-19 patients discharged from hospital after suffering severe illness from...

There is an “urgent need” to address obesity levels in the UK, the Royal College of Physicians has warned, in...

Male ‘night owls’ face an increased risk of early retirement because of disability, a study has suggested.
According to a...

Occupational health professionals believe that those in insecure jobs are the most at risk of further disadvantage from the Covid-19...

What with social distancing and face masks, many people with hearing loss have found communicating during the pandemic to be...

New guidance has been published on managing the long-term health effects of Covid-19, or so-called ‘long Covid’.
The guidance by...

An Oxford University study looking at the longer-term impact of Covid-19, so-called “long Covid”, has concluded that a large proportion...

A total of 38.8 million working days were lost because of work-related illness and workplace injury in 2019/20, with more...