OH service delivery

Raising the state pension age to 75 will improve the health and wellbeing of older people, a think tank has controversially proposed.

Ahead of the government in July launching its long-awaited consultation into workplace and occupational health, the Society of Occupational Medicine...

Some nine months on from its launch, how is the newest organisation within the OH landscape, the Faculty of Occupational...

The Association of Occupational Health Nurse Practitioners has rebranded as a more multidisciplinary occupational health membership body called ‘iOH’. Nic...

Occupational health practitioners and providers have been urged to educate their HR colleagues and employers about their role and the...

Plans to offer a sick pay rebate for organisations that effectively help staff get back to work have been revealed...

The deadline for the Occupational Health & Wellbeing Awards 2019 has been extended to Tuesday 16 July.

Three presentations at the Health and Wellbeing at Work conference in March posed intriguing questions about occupational health’s current and...

Rehabilitating workers undergoing cancer treatment
Designing return-to-work plans in parallel with a returning employee’s ongoing cancer treatment is challenging, according...

It is now a decade since Dame Carol Black published her landmark workplace health report Working for a Healthier Tomorrow....

Many employers remain woefully ignorant about what occupational health can do, its value (versus its cost) and the benefits it...

A functional assessment is a key part of any occupational health consultation, yet effective history-taking is something many coming into...

Welding fumes increase lung cancer risk
Occupational exposure to welding fumes increases the risk of lung cancer, regardless of the...

Trans or transgender employees can still often face prejudice, hostility and misunderstanding within the workplace. This makes it imperative employers...

Short breaks between nurses’ shifts linked to workplace accidents
Being provided with only a short break, defined as less than...