Disability

Arthritis is more prevalent in older people with depression, a US study has found, highlighting the importance of screening for...

Most of us understand all too well we need to be less sedentary. But just being told you need to...

Amputation and return to work
The extent to which amputees integrate into normal living after losing a limb affects their...

The Display Screen Equipment regulations predate the ubiquity of screens, tablets, laptops and smartphones in the modern workplace. So are...

What is the experience of OH practitioners when trying to give advice on managing employees with bipolar disorder? And what...

People with learning disabilities often struggle to first secure and then maintain paid employment. That puts occupational health in a...

The minister for disabled people, health and work, Sarah Newton, has urged employers to make adjustments for people with arthritis...

Underlined by latest figures on fatalities, work-related cancer is one of the critical workplace health issues of our time. It...

NHS England has outlined plans to limit a range of surgical procedures, including for common workplace-related conditions such as carpal...

The minister for disabled people, health and work, Sarah Newton, has said the government is “certainly not ruling out” the...

Junior doctors who have disabilities that mean they need specialist equipment to do their jobs should be allowed to keep...

Gender pay inequalities may be making the headlines, but the UK’s “disability gap” – the poor rate of employment and...

One in six workers with diabetes feels they have been discriminated against at work because of their condition, the charity...

When a teenage apprentice posted suicidal thoughts on social media, his employer was alerted to the need for better communication...

A musician has won in a landmark case against the Royal Opera House (ROH) after he suffered severe hearing loss...