Return to work and rehabilitation

The UK stands among the worst performers in workplace health for people with long-term ill health or disability, according to new research.

The government’s Keep Britain Working review is an “opportunity to start a national reset on workforce health”, a leading think-tank has said.

Ministers launch a promised independent review into how employers can be better supported to employ people with disabilities and health conditions.

More than eight out of 10 employers (82%) agree they play an important role in helping employees return to work...

It may be something of an artificial calendar marker, but ‘Blue Monday’ today is nevertheless an opportunity for employers to...

Black men have higher rates of stage 3 and stage 4 prostate cancer diagnosis compared to white men, a study has suggested.

With tackling ill health and economic inactivity firmly in the government’s sights in 2025, occupational health and wellbeing are set...

There needs to be ‘a national reset’ on workplace health during 2025, a think-tank has urged, with government and employers...

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...

The number of working days lost to long Covid could be costing the UK economy billions of pounds every year...

The NHS is to test the effectiveness of various health interventions in getting people back into work or keeping them...

A think-tank has urged the government to make access to occupational health mandatory for large employers as part of its...

Occupational health professionals need to be included in local work and health strategies to support people living with ill health...