Wellbeing

Blood pressure week
Occupational health teams are being invited to sign up to this year’s ‘Know your Numbers! Week’, organised...

There have been 1,200 fewer heart attack hospital admissions in the year since smoking in public places was banned in...

When is the right time to go back to work after surgery? No two pieces of advice seem to agree. But OH has a part to play. Dr Tony Williams reports.

You may remember writing haikus at school. But can you rise to the challenge of writing one about your working...

Florence Nightingale's centenary reminds us that she set standards in nursing. Does it follow that OH nursing should be a degree-level profession?

European employers face stress challengeAlthough almost 80% of European managers express concern about work-related stress, only 26% of their organisations...

There is a job to be done in educating the public that health and safety stories in the media about...

Judges announced for OH Awards 2010The category judges for the Occupational Health Awards 2010 have been announced. They are:

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This year sees the 100th anniversary of the death of Florence Nightingale. Katie Oakley looks at how she used statistics to support her practice and her legacy for OH.

In light of rising levels of obesity and government warnings about its potential impact on the health and finances of the nation, is there a moral obligation on employers to become more involved in the health of their staff?

Most employers are failing to comply with regulations on the use of computer monitors and vision. A new campaign by Simply Health aims to correct this oversight by providing resources and information on the issue.

Workplace support for people recovering from cancer has been poor in the past, but new initiatives are changing that, explains Katherine MacDonald in the first of a series of CPD articles on work and cancer.

Life-long learning and continuing professional development (CPD) are the processes by which professionals, such as nurses, develop and improve their...

The national director for health and work outlines her vision for OH's future to Sally O'Reilly.

Yesterday's science fiction is today's everyday experience. But new ways of working and new technologies bring new hazards. Sally O'Reilly reports, and overleaf, talks to Dame Carol Black about future OH priorities.