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Pain tends to be the most prevalent and severe symptom reported by individuals with long Covid, according to a study.

Next week will see a series of events and activities being run by SOM, the Society of Occupational Medicine, as...

All employers have a responsibility to educate their employees about suicide prevention, including how the language around it has changed,...

As many as 4.3 million people could be languishing out of work because of sickness and ill health by the...

There will be more than 900,000 cancer deaths in the UK by the end of the new government’s first parliamentary...

Trust in vaccines remains mostly high among people aged 50 to 70, yet understanding about vaccination is “concerningly” low among...

The government has set up a ‘Labour Market Advisory Board’ to tackle rising levels of worklessness, including because of ill...

With the government pledging the ‘biggest reimagining of our NHS since its birth’, Nic Paton highlights that employers will need...

Occupational health can be a pivotal resource employers look to for help and guidance when responding to the death of...

The cost-of-living crisis has been devastating for many people with mental health problems, a charity has warned.
The report from...

For employees working away from home, especially abroad, loneliness and isolation can be a real issue, and can have an...

Vaping can cause as much damage to young people’s lungs as smoking, research has suggested.
The study by a team...

The challenges and opportunities for in-house OH functions in the NHS and beyond.

Our CPD article considers the challenges of developing an occupational health service for NHS staff, some of which are also...

Now that Mpox has been declared a public health emergency of international concern, employers, especially those with a globally mobile...