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Fit for Work

Fit for Work is a Government-funded service providing occupational health assessments on referral from the employee's GP or employer, where an employee is absent from work for at least four weeks. It also provides advice for employers, employees and GPs on matters relating to health and work.


    • Stress
    • Fit for Work
    • Anxiety

    Focus on individual needs when bringing employees back after mental illness

    by Ashleigh Webber 1 Oct 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 1 Oct 2020

    Employers must put a greater emphasis on meeting individual needs when planning an employees’ return to work following mental illness....

    • Fit for Work
    • Coronavirus
    • Long Covid

    ‘Tens of thousands’ may experience kidney problems after Covid-19

    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Sep 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Sep 2020

    A renal specialist has warned that ‘tens of thousands’ of people who have had Covid-19 may require kidney transplants or...

    • Fit for Work
    • Disability
    • Stroke

    Thousands of stroke survivors missing out on rehabilitation

    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Sep 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Sep 2020

    The estimated 35,000 people who survived a stroke during the pandemic are in need of more support, with many missing...

    • Fit for Work
    • Coronavirus
    • Health surveillance

    Thousands still have Covid-19 complications months later

    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Sep 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Sep 2020

    Thousands people in the UK could be suffering from ‘long Covid’, where debilitating symptoms from a Covid-19 infection, even a...

    • Fit for Work
    • Research
    • Coronavirus

    Occupational Health & Wellbeing research round-up: September 2020

    by Sarah Silcox 4 Sep 2020
    by Sarah Silcox 4 Sep 2020

    Fifth of doctors consume “potentially hazardous” levels of alcohol
    Twenty per cent of doctors in a survey of 109 working...

    • Fit for Work
    • Blood pressure
    • Shielding

    ‘Covid age’ model helps determine virus risk, say researchers

    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Aug 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Aug 2020

    Experts in occupational medicine have developed a risk assessment tool to evaluate an individual’s vulnerability to Covid-19, based on their...

    • Fit for Work
    • Coronavirus
    • Return to work and rehabilitation

    More than a million people awaiting NHS surgery

    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Jul 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Jul 2020

    The number of NHS patients admitted for routine operations dropped by 82% in May, prompting doctors to warn of a...

    • Fit for Work
    • Research
    • Return to work and rehabilitation

    Virtual physiotherapy sessions should be used more widely post-Covid, study finds

    by Ashleigh Webber 14 Jul 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 14 Jul 2020

    Virtual physiotherapy services should be seen as a viable alternative to in-person sessions beyond the Covid-19 pandemic, with research finding...

    • Fit for Work
    • Research
    • Cancer

    Two-thirds of outdoor workers say firms don’t offer skin cancer protection help

    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Jul 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Jul 2020

    Almost two-thirds of outdoor workers say their employer does not do enough to help protect them against non-melanoma skin cancer...

    • Fit for Work
    • Ergonomics
    • Health and safety

    One-fifth do not train line managers in health and safety

    by Ashleigh Webber 7 Jul 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 7 Jul 2020

    One in five organisations do not train their managers in health and safety, despite the view that they are often...

    • Fit for Work
    • Depression
    • Stress

    NHS to launch coronavirus recovery support service

    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Jul 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Jul 2020

    The NHS is to launch an on-demand coronavirus recovery service aimed at supporting people with long-term breathing problems, mental health...

    • Stress
    • Fit for Work
    • Anxiety

    Half of staff worry about disclosing health conditions during pandemic

    by Ashleigh Webber 13 May 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 13 May 2020

    Almost half (47%) of employees would feel uncomfortable about telling their employer about a health concern during the coronavirus pandemic,...

    • Stress
    • Fit for Work
    • Cancer

    Maximise use of health and wellbeing benefits available at home, employers urged

    by Ashleigh Webber 22 Apr 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 22 Apr 2020

    Organisations have been urged not to overlook the health and wellbeing benefits available for employees at home, with many providers...

    • Fit for Work
    • Fit for Work
    • Health surveillance

    Ageing workers will suffer if governments fail to prioritise ill health prevention, warns think-tank

    by Ashleigh Webber 28 Feb 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 28 Feb 2020

    The number of years people will have to live with poor health is set to increase by 17% over the...

    • Fit for Work
    • Fit for Work
    • Obesity

    Boom in diabetes diagnoses on the horizon, warns NHS and charity

    by Ashleigh Webber 26 Feb 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 26 Feb 2020

    Around 5.3 million people in the UK are expected to be living with diabetes by 2025, following a stark increase...

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