The cost of living crisis is affecting cancer patients' recovery as they are cutting back on meals, heating and other essentials, according to Macmillan Cancer Support.
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Exercise has an important role to play in helping people to manage osteoarthritis, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has emphasised.
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A campaign groups says four in five GPs are suffering with mental health conditions including anxiety, depression and stress.
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Organisations should consider what short-term adjustments could be put in place for employees who are affected by the shortage of hormone replacement therapy supplies.
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York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Health Diagnostics discuss their initiative to introduce regular health checks for 9,000 NHS staff.
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An IPPR report suggests the pandemic has resulted in significant UK labour market changes.
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A new clinical statement on occupational asthma emphasises the importance of health surveillance and prompt specialist referral.
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Hundreds of people have successfully had lung cancers spotted and diagnosed earlier through an NHS mobile lung screening programme, NHS England has said.
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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.
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A group of MPs have called for asbestos removal from workplaces within the next 40 years to reduce occupational exposure.
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Occupational health and workplace wellbeing specialists are being urged to help inform a new 10-year plan for mental ill-health prevention.
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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.
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New NHS England figures show the elective care backlog is reducing, with waiting times improving.
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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.
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Providers of employee assistance programmes (EAPs) are reporting significant rises in calls as they support workers based in Ukraine and surrounding states.