A tuberculosis expert has warned NHS OH professionals that while the overall risk of infection was low for most employees,...
Wellbeing
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A health management scheme for the construction industry will be launched later this year following the evaluation of the ‘Constructing ...
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The national director for work and health has called on NHS occupational health (OH) nurse practitioners to take more responsibility...
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NHS struggles to recruit senior staff because of perception of high-stress roles
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe NHS is finding it increasingly difficult to recruit people to top-level jobs because of the perceived pressure of the...
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Tour operator Mark Warner has offered its employees the use of trained counsellors following the abduction of toddler Madeleine McCann...
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The office complex where I work has a bar and lounge area where staff can relax and socialise. The 1...
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Energy services company E.ON has created a wellbeing programme that its entire workforce can access and benefit from. Lucy Freeman reports.
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Sleep-deprived employees everywhere will be rubbing their, um… eyes with glee at the news that scientists have found a way...
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OH nurses should hand over many of their traditional tasks to OH technicians so they can focus on advising senior...
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Government launches TV advertising campaign ahead of smoking ban in England from 1 July
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryWith less than 50 days to go until the smoking ban in public places comes into force in England, the government...
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Manufacturing sector sees sickness absence rates fall below seven days per worker per year
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherSickness absence in the manufacturing sector has fallen below an average of seven days per worker per year, research has...
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It's time to adapt your health and safety procedures to ensure migrant workers are protected, explain Marc Craw and Sonia McKay.
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Employee welfare firm the Safety Pass Alliance (SPA) has launched an initiative to help prevent accidents in the live entertainment industry –...
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I am definitely one of those employers fuming over suggestions that we should give staff paid time off to kick...
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The ban has taken care of smoking, but how should employers deal with other addictions?