Wellbeing and health promotion

Employers are being urged to promote health and wellbeing benefits, especially those that offer remote consultations, as a way to...

Almost a quarter of adults living under lockdown in the UK between March and April said they had experienced loneliness,...

As thoughts turn to how the UK can gradually reopen for business post-lockdown, it is becoming all too clear that...

With employers increasingly interested in wellbeing, and potentially prepared to spend money on interventions, a recent report from SOM has...

Between tackling the challenges of rising rates diabetes, men’s ill health, drugs and alcohol, and working-age dementia, occupational health practitioners...

Presenteeism (struggling into work when unwell) and leavism (using holidays or time off for catching up) can be as damaging...

Organisations have been urged not to overlook the health and wellbeing benefits available for employees at home, with many providers...

More than three-quarters (77%) of employees admit their productivity has declined because of the health symptoms they have experienced while...

Smokers with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) should be urged to stop smoking immediately or risk complications if they contract...

The Covid-19 pandemic has been, and continues to be, a challenging time for all professionals, not least those in occupational...

Employers are being urged to resist the temptation to suspend or cull employee health benefits as part of a cost-cutting...

A firefighter for 17 years, Greg Lessons developed an innovative healthy eating programme for London Fire Brigade that lowered BMI...

With this month (April) being the start of a new financial year, Paul Avis argues that now is a good...

As Occupational Health & Wellbeing gears up for the launch of its 2020 Occupational Health & Wellbeing Awards next month...

The government has confirmed that OH professionals can expect a Green Paper on reforms to workplace health support and provision...