Absence due to Stress A teacher in a large secondary school was signed  off work with stress. His Line Manager referred the teacher to Occupational Health.for  advice on his health and support with helping John return to work. What factors can trigger Stress? During the Occupational Health consultation John said that he was struggling with…

A large local employer was keen to promote the importance of wellbeing amongst their staff. With the recent media coverage of the rise in diabetes in the UK and the huge burden on the NHS the employer felt that diabetic screening would be well received. Diabetes is a condition that affects primarily people over the…

Head & Neck Pain with Computer Use An assistant head of a secondary school had a five year history of neck pain with computer work. The problem was getting significantly worse with symptoms coming on only after 15 mins of computer work. She was also suffering from weekly headaches that she felt were associated with…

Absence from Musculo-Skeletal Injuries A large multi-national company with a number of factories in the East Midlands were concerned with the number of musculo-skeletal injuries resulting in high levels of absence. Management were keen to introduce measures that would reduce the number of injuries and absence and speed up the return to work. They were…