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The school summer holiday season is now well and truly over, and workplaces are getting back to ‘normal’. But, writes...

As many as one million adults in England who have never regularly smoked now vape, according to a new study....

More than eight million working-age people now report health conditions that leave them struggling to work, with the UK’s very...

What does an occupational health service in police and fire and rescue services look like and what should it include?

Understand more about what an OH service in the emergency services, including police and fire and rescue, should include.

More than one in 10 menopausal women has considered quitting their work because of a lack of employer support, with...

With this year’s World Mental Health Day focusing on improving mental health within the workplace, Lou Campbell outlines eight changes...

A UK-wide occupational health mental health ‘hub’ should be created to help tackle the “unprecedented” levels of mental ill health...

Nearly a third (32%) of black men have not had a prostate cancer test because their GP either refused to...

Dame Carol Black, chair of the new government occupational health taskforce, is set to be at the heart of high-level...

Recovering addict turned therapist Fiona Peacock explains the dangers of alcohol ‘sensitisation’ in the workplace.
As an addiction therapist as...

Nearly two-thirds of businesses (64%) say they have seen a rise in absenteeism because of employee mental ill health, yet...

Four out of five tradespeople (82%) say they have experienced stress, anxiety and mental ill health because of their work,...

Nearly two-thirds of 18-34-year-olds (65%) know less about their dental health than they do about their mental health, illustrating the...

Careful consideration must be given to how NHS health checks are implemented and communicated and how confidentiality is maintained.