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A pain in the brain: Dealing with migraines at work
Migraines are a widespread and often invisible health challenge that many professionals face. Whether you’re a line manager, supervisor, team leader or small business owner, chances are you’ve worked with someone who experiences them—even if they haven’t mentioned it. With an estimated 23.3% of adults aged 15-69 in the UK[...]
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Occupational Health Awareness Week 2023
Occupational Health Awareness Week (18th -24th September 2023) is a campaign led by the Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM) and the Commercial Occupational Health Provider’s Association (COHPA) to raise awareness of the role of occupational health (OH) and the value it brings for organisations, individuals and society as a whole.[...]
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Why Senior Leadership Teams Need Occupational Health
The headwinds are fierce, but we’re all being told, just like we were by D:Ream, that things can only get better. Whilst we all hope this to be the case, leadership teams in growing businesses don’t have the luxury of time and wishful thinking. They want to take action now[...]
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The menopause – what are the symptoms and how do they impact on work?
The menopause. It’s not just hot flushes and brain fog. The changes in hormone levels that occur during this natural phase of the aging process can lead to a whole host of physical and psychological symptoms that can impact on every aspect of a person’s life, including their work. Indeed,[...]
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Why is workplace wellbeing important?
Over the last few years, the concept of workplace wellbeing has been steadily rising up the business agenda. But how important is it, really?
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What is occupational health?
Occupational Health is a highly specialised but broad area of medicine that focuses on the inter-relationship between work and health and how each affects the other in either a positive, neutral or negative way. Occupational Health providers provide advice and guidance to employers to help them: reduce risks to the health and[...]
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