Research

Investment in occupational health can pay significant dividends in terms of keeping people healthier at work and ensuring employees are...

Paternal heart disease increases shift work risk
Paternal mortality from myocardial infarction or sudden cardiac death interacts with shift work...

A recent conference brought together experts on mental health in the workplace to look at the growing evidence base on...

When a teenage apprentice posted suicidal thoughts on social media, his employer was alerted to the need for better communication...

The organisational culture and environment plays a critical role in supporting and sustaining effective use of wellbeing technology at work....

A cloud hovers over occupational health sustainability due to an ageing workforce and service users’ reluctance to fund the education...

More than a third (37.7%) of cancer cases a year could be avoided by making healthier lifestyle choices, according to...

This month’s crop of occupational health research papers includes a study showing the value of exercising mindfulness at work, the...

This article looks at the role of occupational health in supporting a cleaner with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD. Sarah...

The decision in October by the Association of Occupational Health Nurse Practitioners (AOHNP) to merge with the Faculty of Occupational...

Retail workers and labourers are more likely to suffer some form of pain than those who work in an office,...

A lifestyle assessment tool used with Honda dealers has shown how individual employees recover from workplace stress, and helped boost...

This case study concerns an individual suffering wrist pain at work. Michael Bowles and Anne Harriss demonstrate the use of...

This month’s crop of occupational health research papers includes a study showing that a quarter of UK workers would not...

Small business owners are putting their health at risk by spending too long “slumped” in front of their computers, the...