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People affected by terrorist attacks need to access to more immediate psychological help, research has recommended.
A study into the...

Feeling that you belong to or are part of a group can lead to a 25% reduction in the use...

One employee in three with cancer has not received sufficient support from their employer following their diagnosis, research has suggested,...

Often called “the original gig economy” because of its casual, self-employed and flexible working practices, the performing arts are an...

In many areas and industries, the social stigma around talking about mental health is gradually fading, with more and more...

The links between “good” work and health and wellbeing and increasing well-recognised, as well as evidenced. As Professor Anne Harriss...

The Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM) has published its response to the government’s consultation on improving health at work, noting...

A pioneering nurse-led scheme is offering employees of a health board in Wales access to specialist menopause clinics, as Nikki...

With up to 80% of menopausal women still of working age, the health risks and sometimes debilitating symptoms that can...

More than two-fifths (43%) of organisations have had staff absent from work for more than four weeks due to ill...

Employers need to be mindful not just of the “disability gap” when it comes to employment but “double discrimination” around...

The government’s long-awaited consultation into occupational health and how government and employers can reduce ill health-related job loss was published...

The government will need to widen its focus beyond traditional occupational health if it wants to build support for its...

It is estimated more than two million workers in the UK are exposed to high levels of vibration as a...

Occupational health practitioners may need to manage and support mental as well as physical consequences following a workplace accident, especially...