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    Worsening mental health prompting employers to look to OH for help

    by Nic Paton 5 May 2023
    by Nic Paton 5 May 2023

    The pandemic and now the cost-of-living crisis have battered employee mental health, a survey has suggested, prompting more employers to...

    • Fit for Work
    • Conditions
    • Health surveillance

    Closed-loop diabetes devices ‘life-changing’, but shouldn’t replace screening

    by Nic Paton 3 May 2023
    by Nic Paton 3 May 2023

    New glucose-monitoring diabetes devices are creating “life-changing benefits”, but aren’t a silver bullet and should not replace screening, the charity...

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    • Age
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    More over-70s in workplace could pose challenge for OH

    by Nic Paton 2 May 2023
    by Nic Paton 2 May 2023

    A combination of the pandemic, the cost-of-living crisis and poor retirement saving is forcing more and more people to work...

    • Fit for Work
    • Anxiety
    • Depression

    Third of workers feel employer is failing to manage stress

    by Nic Paton 2 May 2023
    by Nic Paton 2 May 2023

    A third of workers feel their organisation is not great at managing work-related stress, despite the fact that three out...

    • Fit for Work
    • Anxiety
    • Depression

    Employee wellbeing worth billions to UK plc, as employers rush to offer perks

    by Nic Paton 25 Apr 2023
    by Nic Paton 25 Apr 2023

    The economic value of investing in improved employee wellbeing is worth billions to UK plc, or potentially the equivalent of...

    • Fit for Work
    • Return to work and rehabilitation
    • Sickness absence management

    Study to look at impact of menopause symptoms on autistic people

    by Nic Paton 24 Apr 2023
    by Nic Paton 24 Apr 2023

    A UK university is aiming to study the impact of menopause symptoms on autistic people, including what sort of support...

    • Anxiety
    • Police
    • Depression

    Emergency worker mental ill health in spotlight ahead of local elections

    by Nic Paton 24 Apr 2023
    by Nic Paton 24 Apr 2023

    Emergency workers took more than a million sick days because of stress and mental ill health last year, according to...

    • Coronavirus
    • Vaccinations
    • Sickness absence management

    Delaying second Covid jab ‘saved thousands of lives’

    by Nic Paton 21 Apr 2023
    by Nic Paton 21 Apr 2023

    The decision in early 2021 to delay people’s second Covid-19 jabs saved thousands of lives.

    • Anxiety
    • Depression
    • Stress

    Surging demand for mental health support is changing EAPs – and OH

    by Karl Bennett 18 Apr 2023
    by Karl Bennett 18 Apr 2023

    The UK is increasingly relying on employers, their employee assistance programmes (EAPs), for mental health support.

    • Coronavirus
    • Health and safety
    • Sickness absence management

    Covid may be spread via surfaces after all, study argues

    by Nic Paton 17 Apr 2023
    by Nic Paton 17 Apr 2023

    After often fierce debate during the pandemic, a consensus emerged that Covid-19 is predominantly transmitted through the air. But new...

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

    NHS waiting times hit another record, and more going private

    by Nic Paton 17 Apr 2023
    by Nic Paton 17 Apr 2023

    NHS waiting times hit another grim record in February, with an estimated 7.22 million people waiting for routine hospital treatment,...

    • Anxiety
    • Depression
    • Stress

    Almost all 18-24-year-olds struggling with mental ill health

    by Nic Paton 14 Apr 2023
    by Nic Paton 14 Apr 2023

    As many as 95% of young people are struggling with their mental health, a poll has suggested.
    The worrying findings...

    • Diabetes
    • Sickness absence management
    • Obesity

    ‘Escalating crisis’ as more than five million have diabetes

    by Nic Paton 14 Apr 2023
    by Nic Paton 14 Apr 2023

    The UK is in the grip of a “rapidly escalating diabetes crisis”, with the number of people living with diabetes...

    • Mental health conditions
    • Gig economy
    • Sickness absence management

    Pay instability linked to insomnia, headaches and stomach problems

    by Nic Paton 6 Apr 2023
    by Nic Paton 6 Apr 2023

    Gig economy workers are more likely to report health issues like insomnia, headaches, and stomach issues, according to research.

    • Health surveillance
    • Health and safety
    • Health & Safety Executive

    Firefighters regularly exposed to ‘forever’ chemicals in foam

    by Nic Paton 6 Apr 2023
    by Nic Paton 6 Apr 2023

    Firefighters are regularly exposed to PFAS ‘forever’ chemicals in firefighting foam, a report from the Health and Safety Executive has argued.

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