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    Occupational health research round-up: April 2019

    by Sarah Silcox 5 Apr 2019
    by Sarah Silcox 5 Apr 2019

    Poor sleep and job stressors
    Employees reporting high numbers of job stressors, and who say they need longer to unwind...

    • Cancer
    • Cardiac
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    Age discrimination may increase risk of ill health

    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Apr 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Apr 2019

    Victims of age discrimination have an increased likelihood of developing mental and physical health conditions such as coronary heart disease,...

    • Stress
    • Cardiac
    • Research

    Shift work ‘increases coronary artery disease risk’

    by Ashleigh Webber 1 Apr 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 1 Apr 2019

    Shift work has a harmful effect on cardiovascular function, with the risk of developing coronary artery disease increasing the longer...

    • Cancer
    • Research
    • Occupational Health

    Sedentary working linked to a tenth of deaths

    by Ashleigh Webber 26 Mar 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 26 Mar 2019

    Sitting for long periods of time during the day has been linked to around one in 10 deaths each year...

    • Cancer
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    • Occupational Health

    Intervention needed to improve construction worker sun safety

    by Ashleigh Webber 25 Mar 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 25 Mar 2019

    Construction workers’ desire for a sun tan is putting them at risk of skin cancer, a study has found, prompting...

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    • Cardiac
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    Women in stressful jobs more likely to receive diabetes diagnosis

    by Ashleigh Webber 18 Mar 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 18 Mar 2019

    Women in mentally-tiring jobs are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than those who suffer from little or no...

    • Health and safety
    • Research
    • Occupational Health

    Construction firms should train staff in occupational health awareness

    by Ashleigh Webber 13 Mar 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 13 Mar 2019

    Construction companies have been urged to train at least one employee in occupational health awareness to increase understanding of OH...

    • Research
    • Diabetes
    • Occupational Health

    Study suggests type 2 diabetes is “reversible” with weight loss

    by Ashleigh Webber 7 Mar 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 7 Mar 2019

    Type 2 diabetes could be a “reversible condition”, researchers have suggested, after a study found a third (36%) of people...

    • Stress
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    CPD: Supporting a young woman living with mental ill health

    by Personnel Today 1 Mar 2019
    by Personnel Today 1 Mar 2019

    It can be challenging for an employer to know how best to support an employee living with a mental health...

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    Occupational health research round-up: March 2019

    by Sarah Silcox 1 Mar 2019
    by Sarah Silcox 1 Mar 2019

    This month's research includes studies on workplace positivity schemes and the quality of Employee Assistance Programmes.

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    Message centre – understanding and articulating the occupational health ‘brand’

    by Nick Pahl 7 Dec 2018
    by Nick Pahl 7 Dec 2018

    Occupational health practitioners are, rightly, always focused on delivering excellence. But with government reviewing the future shape of OH, Nick...

    • Research
    • Occupational Health
    • Wellbeing and health promotion

    Golf course workers more worried about injuries than sunburn

    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Nov 2018
    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Nov 2018

    Two-thirds (68%) of outdoor workers are more worried about work-related injuries than sunburn, research into Irish golf course maintenance workers’...

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    Occupational health research round-up: November 2018

    by Sarah Silcox 2 Nov 2018
    by Sarah Silcox 2 Nov 2018

    Older workers with chronic disease
    More people will be working with a chronic disease and poorer self-perceived health as working...

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    • Occupational Health

    How new Faculty of Occupational Health Nursing could change the workplace health landscape

    by Nic Paton 2 Nov 2018
    by Nic Paton 2 Nov 2018

    October saw the launch of the new Faculty of Occupational Health Nursing. What exactly is it, how will it work...

    • Research
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    • Musculoskeletal disorders

    Study highlights health and work benefits of sit-stand desks

    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Oct 2018
    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Oct 2018

    Office workers who are equipped with a sit-stand desk are more productive, healthier and happier than those who are not,...

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