Wellbeing and health promotion

Occupational health and workplace wellbeing specialists are being urged to help inform a new 10-year plan for mental ill-health prevention.

The expertise of occupational health will be critical to helping employers navigate the ‘second pandemic’ of mental ill health as we emerge from Covid-19.

Men's mental health is shrouded in stigma. How might employers get them to open up, and why is this important?

A record number of people in England have looked to access cognitive behavioural therapy in the past year, data has shown.

The latest annual workplace health snapshot from the CIPD has shown employers could still be thinking more strategically about health and work.  

Employers and OH practitioners have been urged to be aware of the latest amendments to the 1967 Abortion Act, which was updated in parliament last week.

The innovative response to the pandemic taken by OH provider Health Management led to it winning ‘Best mental health initiative’ in last year’s Occupational Health & Wellbeing Awards.

Occupational health assessments are becoming one of the most important tools in the employer armoury for managing and supporting long Covid, research has suggested.

Sedentary behaviours during lockdowns and home working periods have led to many employees reporting pain and difficulties with commutes that were once pain-free.

Employers are being urged to use the example of the government’s ‘levelling up’ agenda to improve people’s working lives by reducing health inequalities.

More than seven out of 10 employees working for small and medium-sized businesses say they have received no mental health...

The cost to employers of absenteeism, presenteeism and people leaving or moving jobs because of mental ill health has increased...

Ahead of new regulations taking effect, IOSH has said personal protective equipment (PPE) should be “the last resort” when it comes to protecting workers.

Far too many wellbeing topics remain taboo. Creating a culture of health requires normalising conversations about wellbeing, writes Louise Abbs.

The innovative response taken by HS2 and provider IPRS Health led to it winning ‘Best musculoskeletal initiative’ in last year’s Occupational Health & Wellbeing Awards.