Almost half of adults in the UK have struggled to get their prescriptions, and more are now blaming Brexit than...
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As many in the UK are gearing up for summer getaways, European countries are warning they are seeing rising cases...
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Offering flu jabs through the workplace could save employers as much as £87 a year per employee, research has suggested.
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Government has ‘misdiagnosed’ the drivers of UK’s sickness problem
by Tina Woodsby Tina WoodsNext UK government should look at what is really driving long-term absence – the shortcomings in workplace health support and the broken sick pay system.
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The majority of health and safety professionals want the next government to prioritise improving occupational health services to cut the...
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Antidepressant withdrawal symptoms affect fewer people than thought – study
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonAround one in six people who stop taking antidepressants experience withdrawal symptoms, but this is fewer than had previously been...
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Employers are more likely than employees to agree that sickness absence is more acceptable now than it was five years ago.
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Ethnic minority patients with heart failure at higher risk of death – study
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonEthnic minority patients with heart failure are at much higher risk of death than White patients, research has concluded.
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Initial Labour Party proposals around health and work have been given a cautious thumbs-up by health professionals, even if the...
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Cancer rates in people aged 25 to 49 increased by nearly a quarter (24%) from 1995 to 2019, according to...
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More than a third of workers (37%) say they are working through pain as they cannot afford to take sick...
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There has been a 40% rise in diagnoses of type 2 diabetes among younger people since 2016-17, a charity has...
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Hybrid workers who split their time between the home and office tend to experience fewer work days lost to sickness,...
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Cases of skin cancer in the UK are projected to reach a record high this year of 20,800, a charity...
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One in six UK employees are 'addicted' to ultra-processed foods, which have a negative effect on their mood and cognitive function.Â