Return to work and rehabilitation

A letter suggests NHS staff who have worked on the frontline during the pandemic should have access to a dedicated mental health service.

Especially now, as we come out of a very difficult past 12 months, occupational health practitioners are not immune to...

These CPD activities relate to Noreen Tehrani’s OHW+ webinar ‘Workplace trauma post-pandemic‘, held on Tuesday 18 May 2021, as well...

As organisations think about bringing people back to the office, they should consider how they can support people with health needs that are not immediately obvious.

Organisations may need to consider treating those with ‘long Covid’ as if they have a disability in order to avoid falling into legal hot water,

The lack of progress in addressing staff shortages in respiratory care could mean that people with lung disease are being deprived of access to specialist advice.

A mild bout of Covid-19 infection is “very unlikely” to cause lasting damage to the structure or function of the heart, according to research.

Melanoma diagnoses fell 28% from April to November 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic, or the equivalent of 2,671 cases that were not picked up.

The national police wellbeing service, Oscar Kilo, is to begin using 'trauma support dogs' to help alleviate mental health concerns within policing.

Organisations should not hastily remove Covid-19 safety measures even if a significant proportion have been vaccinated, the British Occupational Hygiene Society has warned.

We may all be welcoming the gradual easing of lockdown restrictions. But, for employers that have successfully adapted to, and...

Managing mental health risks has never been so high on the business agenda, but by being aware of, and meeting,...

The past year has been traumatic for many workers, whether we’re talking about the intense emotional pressures NHS workers have...

As workplaces gradually open back up, both in the UK and elsewhere around the world, employers are going to have...

One in three Covid-19 patients have received a brain or psychiatric disorder diagnosis within six months of contracting the virus,...