There needs to be ‘a national reset’ on workplace health during 2025, a think-tank has urged, with government and employers...
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If you don’t want employees to become stuck on reasonable adjustments, it’s vital proactively manage the return-to-work situation, the adjustment...
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Health inequalities: cities present deprivation challenges, warns CMO Whitty
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonThe UK’s cities present “a range of health opportunities and challenges”, with often high levels of entrenched deprivation, health inequalities,...
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The number of working days lost to long Covid could be costing the UK economy billions of pounds every year...
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Four in 10 with disabilities or health conditions missing out due to access issues
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonFour out of 10 workers with disabilities, chronic long-term health conditions or who are neurodivergent have missed out on events...
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A think-tank has urged the government to make access to occupational health mandatory for large employers as part of its...
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Occupational health professionals need to be included in local work and health strategies to support people living with ill health...
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Northern Ireland consults on gender, ethnicity and disability pay reporting
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherA consultation has been launched in Northern Ireland on gender, ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting.
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People at risk of getting severely ill with the flu this winter are being urged to get vaccinated as soon...
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The Department for Work and Pensions has unveiled a suite of reforms aimed at joining up health, skills and employment...
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If employers genuinely want to support employees with ADHD, they need fully to understand its nuances and how the condition...
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The number of people in their fifties being admitted to hospital following a stroke has risen by more than half...
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More than 800 million adults have diabetes worldwide, almost twice as many as previously thought, research has suggested.
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The government has emphasised the links between ‘good’ work and good health as it prepares to publish a white paper...
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A trial will test the efficacy of a therapy designed to mitigate the effects of a disabling post-stroke condition that...