One in 10 UK organisations (9%) do not consider it their responsibility to offer financial, practical or emotional support to...
Return to work and rehabilitation
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Employers could face legal threat if workers return and catch Covid-19, expert warns
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonEmployers UK could risk facing legal action from employees who return to work and contract the Covid-19 virus, a health...
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Staff shortages pose ‘large threat’ to future of occupational health provision, report warns
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonThe continuing shortage of qualified occupational health physicians and nurses poses “a potential large threat to the future of OH...
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Researchers are looking into whether access to an occupational health service via their GP surgery will reduce the number of...
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Employers must be aware of and understand the symptoms of ‘secondary trauma’ and ensure those who have experienced distressing circumstances...
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With the focus within occupational health beginning to shift from the immediate healthcare challenges of managing Covid-19 to how workplaces...
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The scope of the government’s Access to Work scheme has been broadened to include support for disabled employees who need...
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Coronavirus: will it be occupational health rather than the NHS that is overwhelmed post-lockdown?
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonAs thoughts turn to how the UK can gradually reopen for business post-lockdown, it is becoming all too clear that...
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Specialist occupational health practitioner and Queen’s Nurse Su Chantry writes about her experience returning to the NHS during Covid-19.
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Organisations have been urged not to overlook the health and wellbeing benefits available for employees at home, with many providers...
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More than three-quarters (77%) of employees admit their productivity has declined because of the health symptoms they have experienced while...
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The Covid-19 pandemic has been, and continues to be, a challenging time for all professionals, not least those in occupational...
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A firefighter for 17 years, Greg Lessons developed an innovative healthy eating programme for London Fire Brigade that lowered BMI...
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OH&W Awards – ‘Occupational health has to be a combination of a clinical and a leadership role’
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonAs Occupational Health & Wellbeing gears up for the launch of its 2020 Occupational Health & Wellbeing Awards next month...
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The government has confirmed that OH professionals can expect a Green Paper on reforms to workplace health support and provision...