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.
There have been nearly 100,000 more deaths involving heart conditions and stroke than usual in England since the pandemic began.
Barely one in 10 of disabled employees (9%) reports having had a positive experience of occupational health, a damning report has concluded.
The NHS’ network of ‘community diagnostic centres’ (CDCs) has now carried out some four million health checks, tests and scans...
Many people struggle to recover their lives after meningitis – including trying to stay in work – because they fail...
Many people with long Covid experience greater levels of illness and fatigue than those with cancer-related anaemia or severe kidney...
More than 2,400 nurses in Scotland have been forced to take sick leave because of symptoms of long Covid since 2020.
Kidney disease risks becoming “a public health emergency” that could overwhelm the NHS within a decade, a charity has warned....
An oral treatment for migraine symptoms that involves dissolving a medicated wafer under your tongue has been approved for use...
The failings of the UK’s sick pay system need to be put firmly in the spotlight when the Covid-19 public inquiry starts hearing witness evidence from next week, the TUC has said.
Many people are still experiencing the debilitating effects of long Covid. This presents an opportunity for OH and HR to...
People living in the most deprived areas are 46% more likely to end up with long Covid, a study has suggested.
Occupational therapy can support someone with an eating disorder through recovery and return to work.
The number of people diagnosed with atrial fibrillation (AF) has passed 1.5 million for the first time, putting them at...
A common childhood virus could be an important trigger for multiple sclerosis (MS) in later life, research has suggested.
NHS England is rolling out at-home testing kits for hepatitis C as part of an ambitious programme to eradicate the...
