Return to work and rehabilitation

Cancer rates in people aged 25 to 49 increased by nearly a quarter (24%) from 1995 to 2019, according to...

More than a third of workers (37%) say they are working through pain as they cannot afford to take sick...

Hybrid workers who split their time between the home and office tend to experience fewer work days lost to sickness,...

Cases of skin cancer in the UK are projected to reach a record high this year of 20,800, a charity...

The Society of Occupational Medicine is urging major political parties to commit to introducing universal access to occupational health.

As the government plans to crack down on economic inactivity, how should organisations support employees with complex health needs?

NHS heart and cardiac care waits in England have hit another grim record high, according to the charity the British...

More than half a million more women have fallen out of the workplace because of sickness and ill health over...

The number of new strokes will increase by 51% from 100,000 to 151,000 by 2035, a charity has warned, costing...

Fit notes need to become more ‘dynamic’ to allow people off work because of ill health to be referred to...

Current sickness absence and return-to-work policies are unfit for purpose for those living with long Covid, research has suggested.
A...

People with long Covid have tell-tale, distinct patterns of inflammation detectable in the blood, which could potentially be targeted with...

What should employers and occupational health professionals do in the case of an accident at work?

Allowing self-referral into physiotherapy schemes before staff become too sick to work can significantly reduce sickness absence.

A healthcare think-tank has identified a widening postcode lottery for patients in accessing GP appointments.
The research from the Nuffield...