In many respects, menopausal symptoms can be easier to manage for workers working from home than in an office. But,...
Return to work and rehabilitation
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OH urged to work with NHS Practitioner Health to support ‘exhausted’ clinicians
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonAs England heads towards a second national lockdown this week, and amid fears exhausted healthcare staff have still not recovered...
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As many as a fifth of people who contract Covid-19 are likely to suffer symptoms for eight weeks or more...
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Women suffering from the intensely painful and potentially debilitating condition endometriosis are still waiting years for a proper diagnosis, and...
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Effective cleaning and decontamination are at the heart of keeping workplaces ‘Covid secure’ as well as, critically, in ensuring employees...
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Research from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has argued that people suffering from ‘long Covid’ – or often...
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Governments across Europe are being urged to create a comprehensive strategy to tackle rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions, which currently affect...
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The propotion of workers taking time off because of poor mental health has fallen to 28% from 36% last year,...
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NHS pledges ‘long Covid’ sufferers access to specialist support and rehabilitation
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonPeople suffering so-called ‘long Covid’ symptoms months after contracting the virus are to be offered specialist help at NHS clinics...
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Occupational health practitioners will be facing a multifaceted array of coronavirus-related return-to-work challenges as we head through the autumn, a...
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Managing Covid-19 ‘clusters’ set to be a key challenge for occupational health
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonA recent SOM/Royal College of Nursing webinar offered occupational health practitioners valuable advice on how to manage Covid-19 outbreaks as...
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Musculoskeletal care and occupational health: only for more ‘enlightened’ employers?
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonThe good news is musculoskeletal care for working-age people is widely considered a priority area by clinical commissioning groups, a...
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Employers must put a greater emphasis on meeting individual needs when planning an employees’ return to work following mental illness....
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The estimated 35,000 people who survived a stroke during the pandemic are in need of more support, with many missing...
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Thousands people in the UK could be suffering from ‘long Covid’, where debilitating symptoms from a Covid-19 infection, even a...