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    Involve OH in WorkWell pilots, urges SOM

    by Nic Paton 31 Mar 2023
    by Nic Paton 31 Mar 2023

    Occupational health practitioners could play an important role in the government’s WorkWell pilots.

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    GP stress levels should ‘ring alarm bells’ says think-tank

    by Nic Paton 27 Mar 2023
    by Nic Paton 27 Mar 2023

    UK GPs experience the highest stress and lowest job satisfaction compared to family doctors in nine other high-income countries, an...

    • Research
    • Health surveillance
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    Black women most likely to experience multiple, chronic health conditions

    by Nic Paton 27 Mar 2023
    by Nic Paton 27 Mar 2023

    Black women can face the worst health inequalities, a study of women living in south London has concluded.
    The research...

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    • Occupational Health

    OH urged to be vigilant as norovirus cases spiral

    by Nic Paton 20 Mar 2023
    by Nic Paton 20 Mar 2023

    NHS England has warned that the health service is coming under growing pressure from a 50% increase in norovirus cases...

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    Ending of pandemic restrictions led to sharp rise in fit notes

    by Nic Paton 20 Mar 2023
    by Nic Paton 20 Mar 2023

    The number of fit notes issued by NHS medical professionals hit a record high of 10.4 million last year, increasing...

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    Why welcome investment in OH needs to be backed by education

    by Imogen Cardwell 20 Mar 2023
    by Imogen Cardwell 20 Mar 2023

    The government has put occupational health at the centre of its plans to reduce economic inactivity. But this needs to be accompanied by education.

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    OH reform: Unpicking the new health and disability white paper

    by Nic Paton 17 Mar 2023
    by Nic Paton 17 Mar 2023

    With the dust now settling on this week’s health and disability white paper, what is it actually proposing for occupational health? Nic Paton reports.

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    OH welcomes ‘unprecedented’ government focus on health and work

    by Nic Paton 17 Mar 2023
    by Nic Paton 17 Mar 2023

    Occupational health practitioners and providers have applauded the government’s ‘unprecedented’ focus on expanding access to OH in this week’s Budget...

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    Junior doctors left ‘desperate’ by hours, workload and stress

    by Nic Paton 17 Mar 2023
    by Nic Paton 17 Mar 2023

    With junior doctors in England this week taking part in a three-day walkout, research has highlighted how long hours, intense...

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    Over-55s increasingly looking to take semi-retirement

    by Nic Paton 15 Mar 2023
    by Nic Paton 15 Mar 2023

    With the government increasingly worried about the exodus of over-50s from the workplace, research has suggested 44% of 55- to...

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    Health and disability white paper expected alongside Budget this week

    by Nic Paton 13 Mar 2023
    by Nic Paton 13 Mar 2023

    The Budget on Wednesday is expected to be accompanied by a Health and Disability White Paper, which will outline government...

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    Mental health: NICE gives go-ahead to eight digitally enabled therapies

    by Nic Paton 13 Mar 2023
    by Nic Paton 13 Mar 2023

    Eight digitally enabled therapies to treat mental ill health, including depression and anxiety disorders, in adults have been conditionally recommended...

    • Fit for Work
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    Lack of help for adults and young people with eating disorders

    by Nic Paton 13 Mar 2023
    by Nic Paton 13 Mar 2023

    Adults and young people with food allergies and eating disorders in the UK are not getting the help and support...

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    Three in four women would not go to GP for endometriosis symptoms

    by Nic Paton 10 Mar 2023
    by Nic Paton 10 Mar 2023

    As many as three in four women (75%) say they would not go to a doctor about potential endometriosis symptoms,...

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    Long Covid symptoms can include ‘non-trivial’ gastrointestinal issues

    by Nic Paton 10 Mar 2023
    by Nic Paton 10 Mar 2023

    People with long Covid can experience potentially serious gastrointestinal symptoms, such as constipation and diarrhoea.

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