Personnel Today
Not just ‘hot flushes’ – why it’s time employers took the menopause seriously
With up to 80% of menopausal women still of working age, the health risks and sometimes debilitating symptoms that can...
What government’s workplace health consultation means for OH
The government’s long-awaited consultation into occupational health and how government and employers can reduce ill health-related job loss was published...
Implementing an evidence-based approach to wellbeing
Is “wellbeing” more than just “fresh fruit Fridays” or mindfulness initiatives? As Nick Pahl reports, a recent event led by...
Field of dreams? Why the government needs to rethink how occupational health is delivered
The government will need to widen its focus beyond traditional occupational health if it wants to build support for its...
Insecurity blanket – supporting mental ill health through the use of EAPs
Between Brexit, ‘working poverty’ and rising workplace and financial insecurity, it is perhaps little surprise that mental ill health and...
Learning zone – taking the temperature at first ever Faculty of Occupational Health Nursing conference
From gaining the confidence to write publicly through to one speaker’s personal struggles with addiction; from effective report writing through...
CPD: Helping hand – managing work-related hand-arm vibration syndrome
It is estimated more than two million workers in the UK are exposed to high levels of vibration as a...
Home truths – making working from home work
Homeworking is often thought as an easy solution to workplace stress, long hours and exhausting commutes. In fact, apart from...
Inaugural conference builds momentum for Faculty of Occupational Health Nursing
Some nine months on from its launch, how is the newest organisation within the OH landscape, the Faculty of Occupational...
Making the case for a national occupational health and wellbeing service
Three presentations at the Health and Wellbeing at Work conference in March posed intriguing questions about occupational health’s current and...
Occupational health research round-up: July 2019
Rehabilitating workers undergoing cancer treatment
Designing return-to-work plans in parallel with a returning employee’s ongoing cancer treatment is challenging, according...
Emotional intelligence – the links between emotions and stress-related illnesses
The challenge of work-related stress is now well-recognised by many employers. But how our emotions, the fluctuating emotional interplay with...
Sick-Note Britain: How Social Problems Became Medical Issues – ‘an important book that prompts serious consideration’
In his book Sick-Note Britain, Dr Adrian Massey makes the case for why doctors should be left out of sickness...
CPD: Lesions plan – managing the skin condition hidradenitis suppurativa
Hidradenitis suppurativa is an inflammatory skin disease that causes painful lesions and scarring and which, though rare, can have disabling...
Prevent use of NDAs for discrimination and harassment cover-ups, say MPs
Non-disclosure agreements should not be used to prevent employees from discussing allegations of discrimination and harassment with other staff, while...
