As organisations think about bringing people back to the office, they should consider how they can support people with health needs that are not immediately obvious.
Return to work and rehabilitation
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Organisations may need to consider treating those with ‘long Covid’ as if they have a disability in order to avoid falling into legal hot water,
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The lack of progress in addressing staff shortages in respiratory care could mean that people with lung disease are being deprived of access to specialist advice.
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A mild bout of Covid-19 infection is “very unlikely” to cause lasting damage to the structure or function of the heart, according to research.
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Melanoma diagnoses fell 28% from April to November 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic, or the equivalent of 2,671 cases that were not picked up.
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The national police wellbeing service, Oscar Kilo, is to begin using 'trauma support dogs' to help alleviate mental health concerns within policing.
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Organisations should not hastily remove Covid-19 safety measures even if a significant proportion have been vaccinated, the British Occupational Hygiene Society has warned.
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We may all be welcoming the gradual easing of lockdown restrictions. But, for employers that have successfully adapted to, and...
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Managing mental health risks has never been so high on the business agenda, but by being aware of, and meeting,...
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The past year has been traumatic for many workers, whether we’re talking about the intense emotional pressures NHS workers have...
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As workplaces gradually open back up, both in the UK and elsewhere around the world, employers are going to have...
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One in three Covid-19 patients have received a brain or psychiatric disorder diagnosis within six months of contracting the virus,...
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After affordable housing provider VIVID was formed from a merger of two organisations, sick days for mental ill health rocketed....
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Less common, or less well-known or understood, health conditions such as auto-immune diseases, ME, epilepsy and MS can often go...
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More than one million people in the UK were thought to have symptoms associated with long Covid at the beginning...