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    England in ‘worst heart care crisis in living memory’, warns charity

    by Nic Paton 29 Jan 2024
    by Nic Paton 29 Jan 2024

    England is in “the worst heart care crisis in living memory”, a charity has warned, with the numbers of people...

    • Cancer
    • Health surveillance
    • Sickness absence management

    Obesity fuelling bowel cancer mortality among under-50s

    by Nic Paton 29 Jan 2024
    by Nic Paton 29 Jan 2024

    Rising levels of obesity and being overweight are contributing to increasing mortality rates from bowel cancer among people aged under 50.

    • Fit for Work
    • Alcohol and drug misuse
    • Obesity

    Sickness absence barely improves since pandemic

    by Nic Paton 26 Jan 2024
    by Nic Paton 26 Jan 2024

    Workplaces are facing “a perfect storm” when it comes to wellbeing at work, with sickness absence having barely improved since the pandemic.

    • Disability
    • Obesity
    • Sickness absence management

    Warning of lifetime health consequences from surge in child obesity

    by Nic Paton 26 Jan 2024
    by Nic Paton 26 Jan 2024

    A dramatic increase seen in child obesity levels during the Covid-19 pandemic is set to cost the UK over £8bn...

    • Fit for Work
    • Anxiety
    • Depression

    Mental ill health: UK at risk of becoming a ‘burnt-out nation’

    by Nic Paton 23 Jan 2024
    by Nic Paton 23 Jan 2024

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

    • Sickness absence management
    • Reproductive health
    • Occupational Health

    Women told endometriosis symptoms ‘all in their head’

    by Nic Paton 22 Jan 2024
    by Nic Paton 22 Jan 2024

    Women in pain with endometriosis symptoms are too often being told by doctors that what they are experiencing is “all...

    • Fit for Work
    • Mental health conditions
    • Return to work and rehabilitation

    How can we change the UK’s ‘sick note’ economy?

    by Gethin Nadin 17 Jan 2024
    by Gethin Nadin 17 Jan 2024

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

    • Fit for Work
    • Cardiac
    • Sickness absence management

    Risk of structural heart disease rising in Europe, warns report

    by Nic Paton 12 Jan 2024
    by Nic Paton 12 Jan 2024

    More than four out of 10 adults in Europe (42%) are risk of structural heart disease by 2040 if detection...

    • Fit for Work
    • Disability
    • Return to work and rehabilitation

    Apps providing hope for tinnitus patients

    by Nic Paton 12 Jan 2024
    by Nic Paton 12 Jan 2024

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

    • Fit for Work
    • Cardiac
    • Respiratory

    Access to digital rehab valuable for COPD patients

    by Nic Paton 5 Jan 2024
    by Nic Paton 5 Jan 2024

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

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    • Long Covid
    • Sickness absence management

    Warning 100,000 may be at risk of winter surge in long Covid

    by Nic Paton 5 Jan 2024
    by Nic Paton 5 Jan 2024

    More than 100,000 people in the UK could be at risk of developing long Covid in the coming weeks as...

    • Fit for Work
    • Mental health conditions
    • Return to work and rehabilitation

    Government rehab pilots set to tackle long-term sick leave

    by Nic Paton 2 Jan 2024
    by Nic Paton 2 Jan 2024

    The government has said it intends to pilot a new rehabilitation service, including the use of occupational health professionals, to...

    • Coronavirus
    • Vaccinations
    • Sickness absence management

    WHO monitoring new Covid variant as NHS vaccination strategy outlined

    by Nic Paton 21 Dec 2023
    by Nic Paton 21 Dec 2023

    A new sub-variant of the omicron strain of Covid-19 has been classified as a “variant of interest” by the World...

    • Sickness absence management
    • Reproductive health
    • Wellbeing and health promotion

    Drug that alleviates menopause hot flushes approved for use in UK

    by Nic Paton 18 Dec 2023
    by Nic Paton 18 Dec 2023

    A drug that can alleviate the hot flushes experienced by many women going through menopause has been approved for use...

    • Health surveillance
    • Respiratory
    • Health and safety

    HSE to encourage health surveillance among manufacturers

    by Nic Paton 18 Dec 2023
    by Nic Paton 18 Dec 2023

    The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is encouraging manufacturers to have, or put in place, effective health surveillance to reduce...

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