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    NICE sets out new guideline on managing depression

    by Nic Paton 8 Jul 2022
    by Nic Paton 8 Jul 2022

    The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has published its first new guideline in 12 years on identifying, treating...

    • Anxiety
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    Half of employees struggle to switch off on holiday

    by Nic Paton 8 Jul 2022
    by Nic Paton 8 Jul 2022

    With the summer holiday season looming, research from recruitment firm Glassdoor has found that nearly half of employees (47%) struggle...

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    Mesothelioma deaths up 6% in 2020

    by Ashleigh Webber 7 Jul 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 7 Jul 2022

    Some 2,544 people in Britain died from mesothelioma in 2020, a rise of 6% on the previous year, according to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

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    CPD: Educating and regulating occupational health technicians

    by Pippa Crouch 7 Jul 2022
    by Pippa Crouch 7 Jul 2022

    How should an organisation ensure their OH technicans are educated and competent?

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    CPD activities: educating and regulating occupational health technicians

    by Anne Harriss 7 Jul 2022
    by Anne Harriss 7 Jul 2022

    These CPD activities, compiled by Professor Anne Harris, are intended to complement the  article CPD: Educating and regulating occupational health technicians.

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    Unpicking the medicalisation of behaviour at work

    by Dr Wolfgang Seidl 6 Jul 2022
    by Dr Wolfgang Seidl 6 Jul 2022

    What are the dangers 'medicalising' non-medical issues, in terms of absence, return to work, rehabilitation and organisational and individual wellbeing?

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    Hope for OH role after all in fit note certification

    by Nic Paton 4 Jul 2022
    by Nic Paton 4 Jul 2022

    New guidance shows that fit note certification extends to registered nurses, which could include occupational health nurses after all.

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    ILO updates guidance on workplace biological hazards

    by Nic Paton 4 Jul 2022
    by Nic Paton 4 Jul 2022

    Employers and OH professionals are being urged to familiarise themselves with new draft guidelines around hazardous biological agents in workplaces.

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    Call for better workplace ventilation as Covid cases rising

    by Nic Paton 1 Jul 2022
    by Nic Paton 1 Jul 2022

    Research has highlighted growing evidence of long-distance airborne transmission of Covid-19 in various indoor settings.

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    NHS to push expansion of health checks in community

    by Nic Paton 1 Jul 2022
    by Nic Paton 1 Jul 2022

    NHS England has unveiled plans to expand access to health checks in the community, including, potentially, in betting shops and sports clubs.

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    Business leaders urged to prioritise wellbeing as we emerge from pandemic

    by Nic Paton 1 Jul 2022
    by Nic Paton 1 Jul 2022

    Report urges business leaders to measure employee wellbeing to help improve health and productivity.

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    Home working enabled more with arthritis to stay in work

    by Nic Paton 28 Jun 2022
    by Nic Paton 28 Jun 2022

    The mass transition to home working since the pandemic has enabled more people with arthritis to remain in work, research has concluded.

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    Third expect no access to mental health support at work

    by Nic Paton 28 Jun 2022
    by Nic Paton 28 Jun 2022

    Nearly a third (32%) of workers do not expect to have access to any mental health support at work, according to a poll.

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    Lack of sick pay forcing two-thirds to work while sick, TUC warns

    by Nic Paton 27 Jun 2022
    by Nic Paton 27 Jun 2022

    Nearly two-thirds of workers (65%) who were off sick in the past 12 months pushed through their illness and carried on working, according to a poll.

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    Cost of living could lead to ‘pandemic sized’ mental health crisis

    by Nic Paton 27 Jun 2022
    by Nic Paton 27 Jun 2022

    The cost of living crisis could lead to a mental health threat “of pandemic proportions”, a royal college has warned.

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