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    Study shows FFP3 masks could cut NHS Covid-19 absence

    by Ashleigh Webber 30 Nov 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 30 Nov 2022

    Research finds NHS hospitals could cut sickness absence and Covid-19 infections by permanently switching from surgical masks to FFP3 masks.

    • Fit for Work
    • Coronavirus
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    Work-related Covid infections up a third, HSE analysis suggests

    by Nic Paton 25 Nov 2022
    by Nic Paton 25 Nov 2022

    More than 100,000 workers went down with Covid-19 in the past year which they believed they contracted in the workplace,...

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    • Coronavirus
    • Disability

    TUC joins call for long Covid to be recognised as a disability

    by Nic Paton 21 Nov 2022
    by Nic Paton 21 Nov 2022

    The TUC has joined the organisations calling for long Covid to be recognised as a disability under the Equality Act...

    • Conditions
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    • Diabetes

    Five ways employers can reduce diabetes-related absence

    by Ian Wharton 18 Nov 2022
    by Ian Wharton 18 Nov 2022

    With diabetes likely to become more prevalent in future, organisations must ensure employees are able to manage the condition effectively...

    • Coronavirus
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    Covid-19 complications added to list of ‘prescribed’ diseases

    by Nic Paton 18 Nov 2022
    by Nic Paton 18 Nov 2022

    Workers who suffer from five identified Covid-19 complications should receive Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit, it's recommended.

    • Anxiety
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    • Stress

    Young workers left most stressed by pandemic

    by Nic Paton 14 Nov 2022
    by Nic Paton 14 Nov 2022

    People at the start of their careers were most likely to feel stressed about work during the early months of the pandemic, a study has concluded.

    • Ergonomics
    • Disability
    • Return to work and rehabilitation

    Back and neck conditions rise as long-term sickness rate increases

    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Nov 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Nov 2022

    Half a million more people are out of work because of long-term sickness, including a rise in people with back and neck conditions.

    • Fit for Work
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    New scanning technique honing in on long Covid ‘microclots’

    by Nic Paton 11 Nov 2022
    by Nic Paton 11 Nov 2022

    New X-ray technology can identify the damage that severe Covid-19 can inflict on the lungs, including the 'microclots' often associated with long Covid.

    • Coronavirus
    • Wellbeing and health promotion
    • Occupational Health

    Pandemic has increased general vaccine hesitancy

    by Nic Paton 11 Nov 2022
    by Nic Paton 11 Nov 2022

    The experience of the Covid-19 pandemic has led to a 'significant' decline in confidence in vaccines generally, a study has suggested.

    • Coronavirus
    • Disability
    • Long Covid

    Three-quarters with long Covid have stopped, reduced or changed work

    by Nic Paton 9 Nov 2022
    by Nic Paton 9 Nov 2022

    More than three-quarters of people with long Covid have had to stop, pause, reduce or change their work, finds Indeed.

    • E-cigarettes
    • Blood pressure
    • Cardiac

    Vaping can affect heart rate and blood pressure

    by Nic Paton 4 Nov 2022
    by Nic Paton 4 Nov 2022

    People who vape can experience “worrisome” changes in their blood pressure and heart rate immediately afterwards, research from the US...

    • Fit for Work
    • Disability
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    Chronic pain in forties can lead to joblessness a decade later

    by Nic Paton 4 Nov 2022
    by Nic Paton 4 Nov 2022

    More than two-fifths of Britons in their forties suffer from chronic pain, research has suggested.

    • Disability
    • Health surveillance
    • Diabetes

    Lockdowns blamed for rising diabetes in under-40s

    by Nic Paton 4 Nov 2022
    by Nic Paton 4 Nov 2022

    The number of people aged under 40 with type 2 diabetes has jumped by almost a quarter, with the effects...

    • Research
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    • Commuting

    London Underground air pollution could be harming health

    by Ashleigh Webber 27 Oct 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 27 Oct 2022

    London Underground air pollution exceeds limits set by the World Heealth Organization and more research is needed into health impacts.

    • Ergonomics
    • Disability
    • OH service delivery

    Toolkit to help young people with musculoskeletal disorders into work

    by Nic Paton 25 Oct 2022
    by Nic Paton 25 Oct 2022

    SOM has published a toolkit for universities and further education institutions to help young people dealing with musculoskeletal disorders into work.

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