Sickness absence management

OH leaders should get up to speed with ISO 45003, which is to launch this summer.

It is important to recognise that it is implausible to obtain a state of being ‘burnt out’ without also being significantly resilient.

The impact of furlough, shielding, home working and sickness absence because of Covid-19 itself have, unsurprisingly, dominated the health and...

Ama Afrifa-Tchie outlines five areas where OH leadership can help put mental health on the return-to-work agenda.

As Britain braces itself to ease Covid-19 restrictions next week, how occupational health can effectively help and support employers to...

The fact Covid-19 can cause anything from short-term illness through to longer term hospitalisation and even months of ‘long Covid’...

The number of requests for sick notes leapt in May, according to an on-demand GP service.

Occupational health needs to grab the reins and provide leadership to join up mental health support, argues Dr Tarun Gupta.

Senior health official Jean King has hinted at what to expect from the government's response to its Health is everyone's business consultation.

A leading government health official has praised OH's response to the pandemic.

Education and communication is the key to removing taboos and negative attitude towards menopause, and occupational health practitioners can make a difference.

People with long Covid should be able to access occupational health to aid the return to work, the Society of Occupational Medicine has said.

More than two million adults in England may have had long Covid, a study has suggested.

Over the past year,employers have focused on communicating the health and wellbeing benefits and support they offer. But is there a risk of employees tuning it out?

As businesses tentatively begin to think about Covid ‘recovery’ from the autumn onwards, occupational health could have a pivotal role...