Wellbeing

People working in the food supply chain will not need to self-isolate if they have been ‘pinged’ by the NHS Covid-19 app.

OH needs to be encouraging employers to carry out home worker risk assessments so as not to fall foul of Health and Safety Executive inspections

People who have difficulty hearing speech against background noise face a higher risk of developing dementia, according to a study.

The government’s long-awaited response to its 2019 workplace health consultation Health is everyone’s business was finally published this week. And...

More than one in 10 employees would take prescription drugs in order to cope with work pressures, potentially risking their...

The government is considering how it can better support employers to help prevent people with a health condition or disability...

There has been a lot of focus on healthy home working. But what about mental health for those managing chronic pain from home?

The government is to test how offering a subsidy might encourage more employers to invest in occupational health provision, but...

Is it time for OH practitioners to be brave and stop worrying about the NMC, or even thinking of themselves as nurses?

More than 35 million people will be eligible for a free flu jab this winter, as part of what the...

Hot weather, sporting events, the end of furlough, returning to the office, vaccinations, and more...

As ‘freedom day’ passes and Boris Johnson concedes that, amid rising infections, the return to workplace should be gradual, research...

In the second article in their two-part series on evidence-based practice, Jo Rhodes and Professor Anne Harriss outline effective scrutiny...

These extra CPD activities and resources are designed to be read alongside our article ‘PG tips – integrating evidence into...

A programme has been launched to look at ways to expand the delivery of occupational health services within the NHS...