Wellbeing

Two significant initiatives are under way to improve the evidence base and sharing of information in the occupational health profession.A...

Air travel poses no significant threat to cardiovascular health, according to guidance published by the British Cardiac Society. The guidance,...

Depending on who you want to believe, sickness absence is either falling fast because of the recession, or the downturn...

Universal pre-employment health screening (PEHS) of all NHS staff is outdated and a waste of occupational health’s time and resources,...

The NHS may welcome the demise of pre-employment health screening, but the OH facility must still assess employees’ needs. Nic...

One of my employees recently went on her two-week summer holiday, but rang up halfway through to tell me she...

Following a report highlighting the 35 million days UK workers falsely take off as sick days, business commentators have questioned...

British workers take more falsely claimed sick days than almost any other major European country, costing employers millions, new research...

A new service has been launched to help NHS Trusts respond to the Department of Health’s new employee Health and...

Occupational health can mediate with the employee's GP to ensure a quick resolution for all.

Mental health problems are on the increase, with research from Mind, the UK’s leading mental health charity, revealing that one...

The psychosocial flags system can help occupational health practitioners create suitable rehabilitation plans for employees. Heather Watson explains how it works in practice.

Sickness absence management was the topic of discussion at a recent roundtable debate between occupational health and human resources professionals organised by Axa Icas Wellbeing. Noel O'Reilly reports.

Choosing between integrated or separate HR and payroll software is one of the most crucial decisions in the procurement process.Is...

Work-related cancer kills more people in the UK than road traffic accidents, a study presented at the Society of Occupational...