Return to work and rehabilitation

The NHS should trial Singapore-style ‘polyclinics’ to ease pressure on GP practices and even allow Singaporean doctors to prescribe medicines...

Long Covid can have an ‘objectively measurable’ impact on brain function and ability for a year or even longer, research...

Leaky blood vessels in the brain could be what cause the ‘brain fog’ often associated with long Covid, new research...

Line managers can make all the difference in bringing an employee with long Covid back to work, a new guide from SOM says.

Occupational health physician Dr Shriti Pattani has developed a care pathway that brings together health and work support.

More than half (55%) of UK workers who need healthcare have resorted to self-treating their symptoms because of being unable...

Last year was the ‘worst year on record’ for NHS cancer treatment delays in England, a charity has warned, as...

Employees managing arthritis at work too often feel they fly under the radar when it comes to workplace health support...

If organisations are committed to the idea of facilitating 'good' work, occupational health practitioners must work with other professionals.

The UK is at risk of becoming a ‘burnt-out nation’ as more than a third of adults (35%) experienced high...

The WorkWell return-to-work scheme will support 60,000 long-term sick or disabled people into work. Tracy Paxton looks at its pros and cons.

With ill health at record levels, the UK now has a 'sick note economy' that is costing billions. What can employers do?

Researchers have developed an app that, they argue, can help to reduce the impact of tinnitus, or ringing in the...

Just four out of 10 UK employees (43%) who have, or have had, cancer have been satisfied with the return-to-work...

People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) could benefit from access to two NHS digital rehabilitation services.
The National Institute...