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From:Occupational Health (Issue 431) Peer-ReviewedIndependent occupational health adviser Lindsey Hall discusses the expectation to provide a high level of care in a short amount of time and the associated difficulties.In the early 1980s, nursing was going through a...
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From:Occupational Health (Issue 431) Peer-ReviewedIn July 2013 Occupational Health looked at the Council for Work and Health’s interim report "Planning the future: delivering a vision of occupational health and its workforce for the UK for the next 5-20 years"....
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From:Occupational Health (Issue 431) Peer-ReviewedOlder workers tend to perceive organisational change more negatively than younger colleagues, which may be reflected in their higher anxiety levels, according to a study of Spanish employees. Redundancies contributed...
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From:Occupational Health (Issue 431) Peer-ReviewedDr Mark O'Connor gives his view on how GP federations can transform the role of GPs by supporting employees as they go back to work.GPs are sometimes seen by HR and occupational health (OH) professionals as a barrier to...
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From:Occupational Health (Issue 431) Peer-ReviewedChronic knee pain or knee osteoarthritis is associated with increased absence, according to a systematic review. Further, there is limited evidence for an association between knee pain and presenteeism; and between knee...
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From:Occupational Health (Issue 431) Peer-ReviewedWorkplace interventions around the time of retirement may be an effective way to head off low levels of physical activity subsequently, according to a study. The authors find that retirement is typically associated with...
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From:Occupational Health (Issue 431) Peer-ReviewedStaff sickness within the NHS fell to 4.44% in January, from 4.72% in the same month last year, according to provisional statistics.The figures from the Health and Social Care Information Centre showed reductions in...
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From:Occupational Health (Issue 431) Peer-ReviewedThe Government is expected formally to announce this month which organisation it has appointed to take on the running of its new Health and Work Service.The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) confirmed that the...
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From:Occupational Health (Issue 431) Peer-ReviewedOrganisations can use health benefits as a means to drive down absenteeism related to workplace stress and retain talented staff, argues Alistair Dornan.Stress is a growing epidemic, with eight in 10 workers in the...
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From:Occupational Health (Issue 431) Peer-ReviewedLong-serving workers involved in the manufacture of flavourings are more likely to have undiagnosed or subclinical bronchiolitis as a result of past exposure to chemicals such as diacetyl, according to a study of 367...
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From:Occupational Health (Issue 431) Peer-ReviewedThe value of occupational health (OH) within the workplace has been highlighted by a number of surveys and research.A “white paper” by consultancy Cigna,*Health and wellbeing - an employer’s...
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From:Occupational Health (Issue 431) Peer-ReviewedWellbeing at work is increasingly important for maximising a workforce’s potential, and a new tool can help get this important message out to both employers and workers. Dr Jennifer Lunt, Professor David Fishwick...
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From:Occupational Health (Issue 431) Peer-ReviewedPublic Health England (PHE) has thrown its weight and funding behind the ongoing work by the Council for Work and Health to map out a future blueprint for training and workforce planning for occupational and workplace...
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From:Occupational Health (Issue 431) Peer-ReviewedAs an experienced occupational health (OH) adviser working independently, Diane Romano-Woodward*sometimes take on roles at short notice where a member of staff has suddenly become unwell. So that staff can “hit...
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From:Occupational Health (Issue 431) Peer-ReviewedMusculoskeletal disorders (MSD) increase the risk of reduced work ability significantly, yet a study finds that pain and pain-related fear of movement are only associated with low productivity among employees with good...
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From:Occupational Health (Issue 431) Peer-ReviewedReturning to work after an injury or illness can be challenging and costly.*It has been at the forefront of debate in the UK in the past two years as evidenced by news stories and government initiatives to get people...
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From:Occupational Health (Issue 431) Peer-ReviewedThe ability to return to work after a kidney transplant is a complex phenomenon and it is influenced by a combination of work- and person-related factors, according to a survey-based research of transplant recipients....
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From:Occupational Health (Issue 431) Peer-ReviewedAn alliance of European employers is calling on HR and occupational health (OH) professionals to push mental health, and depression in particular, further up the corporate agenda. Sarah Silcox investigates why this is...