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One in three people living with cancer are of working age, yet managers and employers often feel ill-equipped when it...

EAPs aid positive clinical and workplace outcomes
A study of a Canadian employee assistance programme (EAP) has produced evidence to...

Occupational health practitioners and providers have been urged to educate their HR colleagues and employers about their role and the...

More than half of people with a heart and circulatory condition have felt depressed or anxious as treatment-related worries, perceived...

The deadline for the Occupational Health & Wellbeing Awards 2019 has been extended to Tuesday 16 July.

With the government considering extending fit note certification to other healthcare professionals, Dr Adrian Massey looks back at how we...

Hidradenitis suppurativa is an inflammatory skin disease that causes painful lesions and scarring and which, though rare, can have disabling...

Thousands of people with arthritis are missing out on government support that will help them stay in work, while those...

Statutory Sick Pay will be reformed under new measures to better support people with disabilities and long-term health conditions.
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It is now a decade since Dame Carol Black published her landmark workplace health report Working for a Healthier Tomorrow....

On average, office workers now spend 75% of their day sitting at their desks. But what measures can occupational health...

Whatever the final outcome, the legal case between the Royal Opera House and musicians around hearing loss is likely to...

A functional assessment is a key part of any occupational health consultation, yet effective history-taking is something many coming into...

Welding fumes increase lung cancer risk
Occupational exposure to welding fumes increases the risk of lung cancer, regardless of the...

With many staff keen to adopt healthier lifestyles, now is a good time for organisations to look at their wellbeing...