Fit for Work is a Government-funded service providing occupational health assessments on referral from the employee's GP or employer, where an employee is absent from work for at least four weeks. It also provides advice for employers, employees and GPs on matters relating to health and work.
With hospitals and workplaces struggling to cope with this winter’s surge in flu and respiratory viruses, a charity has called...
The government’s Keep Britain Working review is an “opportunity to start a national reset on workforce health”, a leading think-tank has said.
An initiative between the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) and train drivers’ union ASLEF is enabling more people with...
Ministers launch a promised independent review into how employers can be better supported to employ people with disabilities and health conditions.
More than eight out of 10 employers (82%) agree they play an important role in helping employees return to work...
The surge we’ve seen in cases of flu this winter poses an “unprecedented” workplace and public health challenge, an occupational...
It may be something of an artificial calendar marker, but ‘Blue Monday’ today is nevertheless an opportunity for employers to...
How we define obesity needs to become more nuanced, a report has argued, with body mass index (BMI) as a...
Tens of millions of people feel their health and wellbeing is being negatively affected by their workplaces, their homes and...
Almost two-thirds of UK workers fear they are risk of burning out this year as businesses cut back on resources...
Black men have higher rates of stage 3 and stage 4 prostate cancer diagnosis compared to white men, a study has suggested.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued guidance for workers installing stone worktops on how to mitigate risk around...
With NHS trusts struggling to cope as cases of winter flu soar, a study has warned that respiratory infections cost...
With tackling ill health and economic inactivity firmly in the government’s sights in 2025, occupational health and wellbeing are set...
Workplaces are being urged to revisit and refresh their first aid practices and approaches as UK plc reopens for business...
