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.
Black men have higher rates of stage 3 and stage 4 prostate cancer diagnosis compared to white men, a study has suggested.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued guidance for workers installing stone worktops on how to mitigate risk around...
With NHS trusts struggling to cope as cases of winter flu soar, a study has warned that respiratory infections cost...
With tackling ill health and economic inactivity firmly in the government’s sights in 2025, occupational health and wellbeing are set...
Workplaces are being urged to revisit and refresh their first aid practices and approaches as UK plc reopens for business...
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There needs to be ‘a national reset’ on workplace health during 2025, a think-tank has urged, with government and employers...
Some 2,000 people have taken part in a ground-breaking trial to test an algorithm that can help doctors identify people...
People up and down the country are being left unable to access dentistry because of ‘eye-watering’ increases in private fees,...
There has been “a catastrophic” 42% rise in deaths from alcohol in England in the past four years, a charity...
UK employees are facing a ‘line management lottery’ when it comes to workplace health support, an analysis has suggested.
The...
Employees need to be proactively managing worker sleep and fatigue – especially with employees who are working nights and other...
If you don’t want employees to become stuck on reasonable adjustments, it’s vital proactively manage the return-to-work situation, the adjustment...
The UK’s cities present “a range of health opportunities and challenges”, with often high levels of entrenched deprivation, health inequalities,...
Nearly half of Britons admit to having self-diagnosed their health, including using online resources, at least once in the past...
