Coronavirus

The impact of furlough, shielding, home working and sickness absence because of Covid-19 itself have, unsurprisingly, dominated the health and...

Ama Afrifa-Tchie outlines five areas where OH leadership can help put mental health on the return-to-work agenda.

Many employees remain deeply fearful and anxious about the prospect of returning to physical workplaces once Covid-19 restrictions begin to...

Employers are being warned to be vigilant around the possible risks of Legionnaires’ disease lurking in long-closed workplaces that could...

As occupational health practitioners brace themselves for the easing of Covid restrictions next week, the Faculty of Occupational Medicine (FOM)...

The expected surge in Covid-19 infections could leave hundreds of thousands of younger people with long-term health problems, researchers have warned.

MPs have approved compulsory coronavirus vaccinations for care home workers in England.

A ‘gradual return to work over the summer’ is expected rather than a rush back to the office en masse,...

As Britain braces itself to ease Covid-19 restrictions next week, how occupational health can effectively help and support employers to...

The fact Covid-19 can cause anything from short-term illness through to longer term hospitalisation and even months of ‘long Covid’...

The CBI has called on the government to bring forward changes to Covid self-isolation rules to 19 July rather than wait until 16 August.

Occupational health practitioners will have a pivotal role to play in helping employers navigate any return to physical working this summer.

A number of employers have joined forces in a further government-backed push to ensure as many people as possible receive...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak wants as many people as possible back in offices as soon as work from home guidance is lifted.

Occupational health needs to grab the reins and provide leadership to join up mental health support, argues Dr Tarun Gupta.