If you are unable to work due to ill health, your employer will need to seek advice from an independent occupational health physician...

Wellness Action Plans (WAP) are individual, evidence-based, pro-active tools for supporting individuals with their mental health and...

Ensuring that employees are fit to undertake all driving duties in their role is essential for the health and wellbeing of employees,...

First published by Dr Lara Shemtob in the work and health Substack to reach a wider audience on how the incentives around work and health ca

Why do Occupational Health (OH) want to contact my GP or Consultant? Occupational health clinicians (nurses or physicians) may feel it is...

What is a case conference? A case conference is a face to face, or virtual, meeting between the employee (and trusted friend or union...

What is biological monitoring? Biological monitoring is a method of chemical exposure assessment of toxic compounds, elements, or their...

The Control of Noise at Work Regulations (2005) require employers to reduce the risk of exposure to noise in the workplace for all...

What is a safety critical role and why do my employees need a safety critical medical? A workplace role may be defined as being safety...

Occupational skin disease may be caused by exposure to a physical, chemical, or biological substances or repetitive mechanical force and...

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) are one of the leading causes of absence from work and employers have a legal duty to avoid potentially...

Depending upon the industry occupation in which you work, the workplace risk assessment and method statement (RAMS) regarding respiratory...

Insight Workplace Health are proud to support Global Asbestos Awareness Week, 1-7 April 2023 Asbestos remains the UK’s biggest cause of...

Insight Workplace Health are proud to support World Autism Acceptance Week, 27 March - 2 April There are over 700,000 autistic people...

The chancellor has set about his plans to see occupational health and a focus on enabling staff to return to the workplace

Neurodiversity is a concept that recognizes and celebrates the natural variations in human brain function and behaviour. It suggests that...

Using Display Screen Equipment (DSE) for extended periods of time can lead to side effects such as upper-limb disorders and RSIs

Assistive technologies have revolutionised the way people with disabilities work. For neurodiverse workers, assistive technologies are...

A Workplace Needs Assessment or Neurodiversity Assessment is a more specialist occupational health service, used to identify any...

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