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A new clinical statement on occupational asthma emphasises the importance of health surveillance and prompt specialist referral.

Hundreds of people have successfully had lung cancers spotted and diagnosed earlier through an NHS mobile lung screening programme, NHS England has said.

Education secretary Nadhim Zahawi tells MPs he didn't know why his department's staff had the highest stay-at-home rate among civil servants.

A group of MPs have called for asbestos removal from workplaces within the next 40 years to reduce occupational exposure.

Organisations should be given access to free or low cost Covid-19 tests to help staff stay safe, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has said.

New NHS England figures show the elective care backlog is reducing, with waiting times improving.

The expertise of occupational health will be critical to helping employers navigate the ‘second pandemic’ of mental ill health as we emerge from Covid-19.

The latest annual workplace health snapshot from the CIPD has shown employers could still be thinking more strategically about health and work.  

People who have had Covid-19 may be at increased risk of developing serious blood clots for six months following their infection.

The innovative response to the pandemic taken by OH provider Health Management led to it winning ‘Best mental health initiative’ in last year’s Occupational Health & Wellbeing Awards.

Free Covid-19 testing for the majority of workers has now ended, but that doesn't mean testing won't still be beneficial to employers.

Occupational health assessments are becoming one of the most important tools in the employer armoury for managing and supporting long Covid, research has suggested.

Sedentary behaviours during lockdowns and home working periods have led to many employees reporting pain and difficulties with commutes that were once pain-free.

EasyJet and British Airways have been forced to cancel flights due to staff shortages, just as passenger numbers rise for the school holidays.

More than seven out of 10 employees working for small and medium-sized businesses say they have received no mental health...