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Two guides have been developed to help support employees living with scleroderma and Raynaud’s, including highlighting the value of accessing occupational health expertise.

Construction industry employers are being urged to take mental health more seriously.

Patients with long Covid are facing a ‘postcode lottery’ when it comes to accessing care and support, nurses have warned.

In our final profile of the winners of the 2021 Occupational Health & Wellbeing Awards, Nic Paton speaks to the...

A survey finds the severity of menopause symptoms can be influenced by pre-existing medical conditions or medically-induced menopause.

The UK Health Security Agency has published interim advice fleshing out how it expects its Covid-19 autumn booster vaccination programme to work.

GPs have called for an independent occupational health service to be set up to issue fit notes.

A discussion paper has said occupational health has a role in helping manage long Covid at work.

Bupa's Wellbeing Index says the sedentary lives that have developed during the pandemic will have a long-term affect on health.

Statistics show that thousands are waiting for a cancer diagnosis for more than a month.

A charity has seen an increase in long Covid sufferers accessing its resources and calling its helpline, as NHS waits rise.

Organisations are being encouraged to bid for government-backed grants to set up schemes to support women’s health in the workplace.

Many school buildings in England are a 'risk to life', including being riddled with asbestos, leaked government documents have suggested.

The mystery of ‘Gulf War Syndrome’, the often debilitating, chronic and multi-symptom illnesses among military personnel, may have been solved.

Mental health in the workplace, anxiety, burnout and worries about the rising cost of living have all been firmly in the spotlight during Mental Health Awareness Week this week (from 9-15 May).