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The article focuses on a case of a health worker with breast cancer, who return to workplace after cancer treatment. It mentions that the patient have rotational night shifts in her job, and states that her physically demanding job for the role of manual handling and microbiological hazard exposure. It also mentions the importance of returning to work as a best recovery for breast cancer survivors.

The author advises line managers in British companies to work closely with both employees and senior management in order to come up with mutually beneficial workplace solutions aimed at accommodating the needs of staff coping with musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). She observes that MSDs were the largest single cause of sickness absences in Great Britain in 2013, thus providing reasonable workplace adjustments to support employees with MSDs could help firms increase their productivity.

The article discusses challenges being faced by workers who return to work after suffering from mental health illness. It acknowledges mental and physical health benefits of work and the need to implement strategies by employers that would help concerned employees to cope with their mental health condition while in the workplace. Topics explored also include the provision of occupational health services to said employees and the creation of an effective return-to-work plan.