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Work-related stress, depression or anxiety accounts for a staggering 40% of work-related ill-health and 49% of working days lost, before we even get to the impact of stressful modern lives [...]

The current wide variety of occupational health training courses “reduces clarity for employers and potential students”, a report from the National School of Occupational Health and Health Education England has [...]

Employers should realize that periodic health screening of employees is a necessary procedure that would also translate to economic benefits for the business. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has mandated that periodic health screenings should be conducted and this has some employers concerned about costs. However, employee health problems may be screened out and corrected before they turn into bigger problems and this actually translates into economic benefits for the business.

Nic Paton discusses the recent introduction of the Government’s Fit for Work service, and looks at the possible consequences for employers and OH practitioners.It may be completely misappropriating Douglas Adams’ [...]

The Government’s Fit for Work website and telephone advice line was formally launched last December.The*Fit for Work*service in England and Wales is being run for the Department for Work and [...]

An off-the-job safety record is an important indicator of the workplace safety efforts. An injury occurred in any of the places, be it at home, at workplace or away somewhere from these two places, has its affect on the productivity of the organization in which the injured person works. So, there is high need for employers to measure the safety and wellness programs of not only their employees but also their families.

The Government’s Health and Work Service (HWS) will provide a specific, targeted assessment*and return-to-work service rather than occupational health when it*launches at the end of this year, the company tasked [...]

Awareness of the forthcoming Health and Work Service is very limited, even among health professionals never mind the general public. Nic Paton summarises concerns about a lack of understanding and [...]

Occupational psychologist Susannah Robertson-Hart looks at the best way to support an employee returning to work following a period of mental ill health.There is compelling evidence that work is good [...]

The establishment of work site health centers may lead to improved employee satisfaction and productivity. Quality, accessibility and efficient cost control are some of the benefits of employee-sponsored work site health centers. Corporate Health Dimensions, which manages 41 employee-sponsored health centers, offers on-site programs including routine medical exams, immunizations, minor outpatient surgery, radiology, preventive care and wellness programs.

Few occupational health services in the UK regularly engage with General Practitioners (GPs), if anecdotal evidence can be relied on. Several have been discouraged by an apparent lack of interest [...]

The occupational health nurse decides if and when a patient may work and sometimes determines the duties they perform. Any work-related illnesses or conditions are referred on to the occupational health physician who treats the patient in this capacity and may also refer the patient to their own general practitioner. Occupational medicine, like all other aspects of medicine, is carried out in strict confidentiality.

Health care consumers are typically charged the same out-of-pocket cost for medications and medical services, regardless of whether the physician visit or treatment is for cancer or a sprained ankle. [...]

The ways in which the NHS organizations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are improving the lives of their staff are analyzed. Healthier working lives will have to include human resources policies and practices, lifelong learning, health protection, health improvement, working practices and career development in order to be successful, as it is not simply a health promotion and health and safety issue.

Improving Working Lives programme is based on a simple proposition that healthier and happier staff makes for healthier, happy patients. The programme is divided into a number of specific standards covering the main areas that impact on staff welfare at work, which includes flexible working, equality and diversity, healthy workplaces, childcare, training and development and staff involvement.

PRIMARY care staff are welcoming the long-awaited introduction of their own occupational health services. Apart from a few trusts and health authorities that already make their occupational health (OH) services [...]

The discloser of HIV-positive employees details is advantageous to both the individual employee and the employer to cope up with stress of coping with HIV at work. Employers also need to protect workers from contracting HIV in the workplace and it is a legal duty to protect the health of both their employees and members of the public.

The role of the occupational health team and the challenges faced by the different members are highlighted. The main function of the Occupational Health (OH) team is to identify and reduce health risks of the workplace, and it also has a major role in the surveillance of the work environment and work practice, dealing with things that affect workers' health and looking at the effect of health on work and work on health.

An interview with the Bell Atlantic director of Corporate Health and Safety Promotion, Connie Lawson, whose company won a National Health Information Award in 1999.