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.
The number of working-age people with young-onset dementia is significantly higher than previously thought, new figures have suggested.
The number of people in England waiting for hospital treatment hit a new record high of 6.8 million at the...
Blood pressure medication can be effective at any time of day, a study funded by the charity the British Heart Foundation has concluded.
Long Covid is the ‘sting in the tail’ of the pandemic and is increasingly being recognised as a ‘massive’ public...
Loneliness is a common problem among lone workers and those on long-term sick leave. What does occupational health need to know?
Obesity is costing the UK £74bn every year in direct NHS costs, lost workforce productivity and reduced life expectancy.
The number of fit notes issued by GPs hit a record high of 10.3 million in 2021, a 17% increase from the 8.8 million issued in 2020.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has published its first new guideline in 12 years on identifying, treating...
What are the dangers 'medicalising' non-medical issues, in terms of absence, return to work, rehabilitation and organisational and individual wellbeing?
New guidance shows that fit note certification extends to registered nurses, which could include occupational health nurses after all.
Research has highlighted growing evidence of long-distance airborne transmission of Covid-19 in various indoor settings.
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The mass transition to home working since the pandemic has enabled more people with arthritis to remain in work, research has concluded.
Nearly two-thirds of workers (65%) who were off sick in the past 12 months pushed through their illness and carried on working, according to a poll.
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has updated its guidance on how UK airline pilots living with HIV will be medically...
