As many as 9.1 million people in England are projected to be living with major health conditions such as diabetes,...
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Living in poverty with a lung condition doubles the risk of an emergency hospital admission, an analysis by the charity...
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Reforming tax incentives to encourage employers to invest more in occupational health provision could cost the Exchequer ‘tens of millions’...
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After an employee or colleague is bereaved, there can often be an assumption they will need access to bereavement counselling....
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One-size-fits-all may not be best for global health and wellbeing benefits
by Sarah Dennisby Sarah DennisGot employees spread across different countries? You’ll probably want to match their health and wellbeing benefits, right? Not necessarily, argues...
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The vast majority of the general public are unaware of the possible warning signs of blood cancer, academics have warned....
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Early intervention by occupational health can slash sickness absence by nearly two-thirds, a report has suggested, emphasising the benefit of...
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NHS healthcare lagging on survival rates for heart attacks, strokes and cancer
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonThe UK has higher levels of deaths from treatable diseases such as heart attack and stroke than the majority of...
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Barely one in 10 of disabled employees (9%) reports having had a positive experience of occupational health, a damning report has concluded.
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Breast cancer mortality rates have gone down by two-thirds (66%) in the past two decades, and now more than 90%...
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One in eight (12%) employers do not have support mechanisms in place for injured workers or staff with illnesses, according to research.
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The NHS’ network of ‘community diagnostic centres’ (CDCs) has now carried out some four million health checks, tests and scans...
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Many people struggle to recover their lives after meningitis – including trying to stay in work – because they fail...
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Many people with long Covid experience greater levels of illness and fatigue than those with cancer-related anaemia or severe kidney...
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More than 2,400 nurses in Scotland have been forced to take sick leave because of symptoms of long Covid since 2020.