Sickness absence management

People with obesity are more likely to take more sick days off work than those of a healthy weight, according research.

Between 600 and 1,200 mothers experience postpartum psychosis each year in England and Wales, a royal college has warned.
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Burnout in healthcare not only poses a major threat to health but can also threaten job performance. Properly managing burnout...

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...

Nearly a quarter of working-age adults will have been diagnosed with a major illness by 2040, a health think-tank has...

Current sickness absence and return-to-work policies are unfit for purpose for those living with long Covid, research has suggested.
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More than half of employees (52%) have had to take time off work because of sickness or injury, and just...

Waiting times for processing benefits and government compensation claims for mesothelioma patients have doubled within a year.

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

Potentially lethal heart rhythm disturbances – ventricular arrhythmias – are more likely to occur in the morning, when people awake...

This case study explores the response to a workplace accident in the construction sector, including actions to improve safety procedures.

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

There are millions of ‘silent spreaders’ of tuberculosis across the world – and researchers have taken a step closer to identifying them.

A quarter of women working in UK offices feel they been shamed or pressured to return to work early when...