Blogs

Guest blog by Dr Momeda Deen, in association with BIMA (British Islamic Medical Association) Between 22nd March and 21st April 2023, Muslims around the world will be celebrating the holy month of Ramadan by fasting every day between dawn and sunset. But what are the potential fitness for work…

Guest blog by Stacey Lowman, Head of Employee Wellbeing at Claro Wellbeing In the workplace, “wellbeing washing” is when businesses publicly advocate for employee wellbeing and good mental health support without backing it up with tangible benefits for their workforce. In other words, all talk, no…

Guest blog by Dr Jan Maskell As a Sustainability Consultant, I work with healthcare professionals helping them to appreciate their role in tackling climate change. One resource when preparing to support them is The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change. The 2022 report is sub-titled ‘health…

Guest blog by John Gilham, Head of Corporate Development at Gambling Education Network Would you know if a family member, friend, or employee was suffering from gambling disorder? Unlike alcohol or drug addiction, where individuals show associated visual signs of their addiction, those suffering…

Guest blog by Heather Taylor, Policy Analyst at The Work Foundation The COVID-19 pandemic fundamentally shifted the way we work, with a rise in remote and hybrid working. While many workers, businesses and sectors have benefited from changing working practices during the pandemic, disabled people…

Guest blog by Alan Dovey, Clinical Director, Working Minds UK Freudenberger coined the term “burnout” in his seminal 1974 book. It was a term at that time used to describe chronic drug use. Probably the most famous researcher that has taken up the cause is Christina Maslach who has broken burnout…

Guest blog by Dr J Pearson, Chief Medical Officer, Health Drive Digital Driver shortages, poor facilities for drivers and worry over our supermarket shelves not being full – all recently in the news. But is not the real concern drivers' poor state of health? Drivers are sedentary, spend many hours…

Guest blog by Sharon Woodhouse OBE LLM MSc RGN RM Committee Member I have been involved in occupational health (OH) since 2001, qualifying as a Specialist Practitioner OH at Masters level in 2004. I am currently a senior OH Specialist Nurse Practitioner at Cordell Health. My leadership experience…

Guest blog for Occupational Health Awareness Week by Ross Clark, Head of Workplace Protection Team, The Institute of Occupational Medicine Occupational health or medicine and occupational hygiene have long been at the forefront of the challenge to workplace ill-health, often working independently of…

Guest blog for Occupational Health Awareness Week by Janet O'Neill and Imogen Cardwell Occupational health nurses make a real difference to the health of workers. Employment and health form a virtuous circle: suitable work can be good for health, and good health means that people are more likely to…

Guest blog for Occupational Health Awareness Week by The Institute of Occupational Medicine Health and wellbeing in the workplace is more than yoga and a volunteering day. Occupational health is concerned with the effect of health on work and work on health. But what is it doing and how is it…

Guest blog for Occupational Health Awareness Week by Alice Monk, Director of Communications, All Health Matters Did you know that occupational health (OH) advice can override GP advice? So you don’t have to accept the next GP fit note that lands on your desk at face value. If people can work, they…