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.
Three-quarters of healthcare workers (76%) prioritise access to mental health support when evaluating job opportunities, a poll has argued.
The...
A tool has been developed to help businesses calculate the financial impact of respiratory illnesses within their workforce.
The interactive...
There is still too often a disconnect between how concerned employers say they are about employee health and wellbeing and...
People check their bank balance more frequently than they do their body for possible warning signs of cancer, an NHS...
Psychiatrists have called on the government to put in place better mental health support for NHS frontline staff.
The call...
The government is expanding a scheme to enable people to access healthcare in the community or closer to their homes...
Technology remains one of the biggest stressors in the workplace, a poll has argued, with more than half of workers...
Nearly half of UK employees (43%) did not take even a full week off work last year, a survey has...
Employers and workplace health professionals are urging the government to do more to encourage employers to invest in support for...
A recent tribunal hearing has cast light on the experiences of people with ADHD.
Companies employing drivers are being warned they need to proactively monitor and risk manage for type 2 diabetes, as those...
More than a quarter of workers (28%) believe their employer is ineffective at managing workplace stress, according to a poll....
Healthcare staff could go door-to-door within communities to tackle sickness, ill-health worklessness and absence from work, as part of the...
Rising levels of sickness are taking a toll on many workplaces, research has suggested, with employers reporting increased absence affecting...
The number of working days lost to asthma and respiratory illnesses has soared since the pandemic, with a 153% increase...
