If occupational health is to maximise the spotlight it has been placed under during the Covid-19 pandemic, it has to...
OH service delivery
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Throughout September we are celebrating best practice within OH by publishing profiles of the shortlisted entries for this year’s Occupational...
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Great collaborative working and a proactive biopsychosocial focus has been key to the success of the occupational health team at...
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‘I am struggling’ – how workload, hours and stress were overwhelming OH even before coronavirus
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonOccupational health practitioners were stressed, overworked and exhausted even before the coronavirus pandemic, a SOM survey has concluded. Nic Paton...
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Once again, the quality and calibre of entries for this year’s Occupational Health & Wellbeing Awards has been both inspiring...
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The benefits of multidisciplinary working within occupational health are increasingly well-recognised. Janet O’Neill argues that the better your understanding of...
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Coronavirus, anxiety and return to work – how occupational health can make a difference
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonWith both the government and employers now firmly focused on encouraging workers out of home-working and back into physical workplaces,...
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PPE and hand washing causing ‘spike’ in dermatitis among healthcare workers
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonNearly six out of 10 healthcare workers (59%) seen in occupational skin disease clinics set up during the Covid-19 pandemic...
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During August, we have been telling the stories of occupational health nurses who have come to the aid of the...
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The government plans to train a wide range of healthcare staff, from midwives to physiotherapists, to deliver the coronavirus vaccine...
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A study that aims to keep coronary heart disease patients engaged in cardiac rehabilitation for longer, and therefore improve health...
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Expert suggests training may remove mental health stigma.
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Swift action to address the mental health crisis exacerbated by Covid-19 has been urged, after figures reveal almost one in five adults are likely to be depressed.
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Sickness absence among construction firms surged by more than third in the second quarter of this year, according to new...
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During August, we are telling the stories of occupational health nurses who have come to the aid of the hard-pressed...