If the government is serious about stemming the flow of those suffering with ill health from leaving the labour market,...
Return to work and rehabilitation
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The Mayfield review is urging employers and workplace health professionals to engage with it about what works and doesn’t work when it comes to healthcare interventions.
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Half of employees say they have cried because of work issues, and 58% have considered quitting their job as a...
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Some 37,000 people off work because of long-term sickness have successfully been removed from NHS waiting lists and helped back...
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One in four young people considering leaving work because of mental ill health
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonAs many as one in four young people have considered leaving the workforce in the past year, with mental ill...
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‘Significant’ gap between what employers and employees expect from health benefits
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonThere is a “significant” gap in perceptions and expectations around health and wellbeing benefits between employers and employees, a survey...
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People with mental ill health need to be better supported at work rather than “written off”, the Society of Occupational...
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A more proactive approach to employee health could prevent 100,000 people from falling out of work over the next five...
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The government is to roll out work coaches to enable more people out of work because of sickness or disability to regain access to employment.
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Half of adults globally set to be obese or overweight by 2050, warns shocking new study
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonMore than half of adults globally and a third of children and adolescents will be overweight or experiencing obesity by...
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A third of NHS doctors (35%) are so tired that their ability to treat patients is impaired, according to a report from the Medical Defence Union.
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Parliamentarians come together in a new APPG to discuss how work, and workplaces, can be better used to make us healthier.
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A third of workers aged 55 and over (32%) have taken time off sick with poor mental health, with older...
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Low pay, poor working conditions, air pollution and insecure housing all harm people’s mental health, a report has suggested, whereas...
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Fostering a culture of openness and awareness, promoting healthy lifestyle choices and, crucially, ensuring managers are well-educated and well-trained can...