Wellbeing

Highly stressful jobs can help to tip younger, more vulnerable workers into bouts of major depression and anxiety, a study...

Dear Readers, I write to you today in a rather worried state on account of yet another ‘initiative’ that has...

Dame Carol Black speaks at medical conferenceA conference entitled Work, Good for Your Patient’s Health and Wellbeing, is being run by...

The average Brit stops exercising at the age of 34, a study by healthcare provider Benenden Healthcare has suggested, with men...

More than nine in 10 people falsely believe that if a family member has had cancer, they have a greater...

Fast-tracking treatment is all the rage. It is the latest magic bullet in the OH armoury. Influential agencies such as...

Heart attack victims are getting faster treatmentMore people in England who have a heart attack (64%) are receiving clot-busting treatment...

Deaths at work trigger leadership concerns
The increase in work-related deaths in the past year has highlighted the need for...

The offshore industry has recorded its lowest number of deaths and major injuries for a decade.
The Health and Safety...

IOSH’s bid to tackle the media’s negative portrayals of the health and safety profession moves to a different level next month...

Proposals to limit on-the-spot safety inspections could result in more workplace deaths and injuries, the Institution of Occupational Safety and...

A leaked manifesto by a policy group for the Conservative Party on general wellbeing, which suggested, among other things, increasing paid...

Occupational Medicals has helped UK food producer Premier Foods to reduce sickness absence at its Middleton factory by more than...

Public attitudes towards people with mental health problems are far more positive than previously thought, with the public being broadly...

The company behind occupational health services at all of Britain’s seven airports has been awarded the prestigious contract to supply...