There is a “significant” gap in perceptions and expectations around health and wellbeing benefits between employers and employees, a survey...
Return to work and rehabilitation
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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...
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The microscopic particles emitted from certain types of commonly fitted brake pads can be more toxic than those found in...
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Guidance to protect midwives from excessive nitrous oxide exposure has been published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
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Alcohol-specific deaths in the UK have reached an all-time high, official figures have shown, with a charity calling for a...
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Cases of tuberculosis (TB) in England increased by 13% last year, compared to 2023, the latest figures from the UK...
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Health professionals are being urged to adopt five key principles designed to embed, and promote, the idea that access to...