Return to work and rehabilitation

The TUC has joined the organisations calling for long Covid to be recognised as a disability under the Equality Act...

People living with rare autoimmune and rheumatic diseases are suffering from 'alarming' disparities in the quality of care and treatment they receive.

Workers who suffer from five identified Covid-19 complications should receive Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit, it's recommended.

The number of people in England waiting to start routine hospital treatment has risen to yet another a record high....

Half a million more people are out of work because of long-term sickness, including a rise in people with back and neck conditions.

New X-ray technology can identify the damage that severe Covid-19 can inflict on the lungs, including the 'microclots' often associated with long Covid.

More than three-quarters of people with long Covid have had to stop, pause, reduce or change their work, finds Indeed.

Researchers have developed a tool to help doctors better identify patients at high risk of serious falls.
While most likely...

More than two-fifths of Britons in their forties suffer from chronic pain, research has suggested.

New employer sight loss guidance suggests how occupational health can support employees who are blind or partially sighted.

A startup is to develop and test a fatigue detection tool that could minimise health and safety incidents among shift workers.

The government has launched a return-to-work tool designed to help employers support disabled people and those with health conditions.

SOM has published a toolkit for universities and further education institutions to help young people dealing with musculoskeletal disorders into work.

Trying to make an appointment to see your GP should not be like phoning a call centre or “booking an...

The UK’s historically low access to occupational health expertise is one of the key reasons why so many workers with...