Days lost to mental ill health up 40 per cent, HSE stats show
By Belinda Liversedge on 09 November 2020
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Ethnicity must be treated as risk factor in Covid-19, say doctors
By Belinda Liversedge on 23 October 2020
Air pollution effort ‘too fragmented’ to be effective
By Matthew Holder on 30 October 2020
Tech and equality leaders make demands for future of work
The government must ensure the legacy of the pandemic ‘isn’t just more working from home’, a committee of MPs heard yesterday.
By Belinda Liversedge on 26 November 2020
Environmental health officers wanted to sign up to new jobs register
A new register has launched to encourage environmental health officers to join the fight against Covid-19.
By Belinda Liversedge on 20 November 2020
Improving fire safety: British Safety Council response to consultation
The British Safety Council has called for stronger sanctions in any non-compliance with fire safety, in a recent government consultation linked to the Grenfell Tower tragedy.
By British Safety Council on 04 November 2020
Councils get new powers to close down businesses that are not Covid secure
The Government will legislate to allow local authorities to "compel the immediate closure" of a premise that poses a risk to public health.
By Belinda Liversedge on 25 November 2020
Nearly one in five Covid-19 sufferers develop mental health issues
Research into psychiatric treatment for Covid-19 sufferers is now urgent say authors of a new study which found nearly one in five people diagnosed with the virus are diagnosed with a psychiatric condition within three months.
By Belinda Liversedge on 11 November 2020
Days lost to mental ill health up 40 per cent, HSE stats show
Almost half of working days lost due to ill health and injury are today attributable to stress, depression, anxiety – an increase of 40 per cent when compared to last year.
By Belinda Liversedge on 09 November 2020
HSE to lead study on how virus spread at work
HSE to lead a government-funded study to improve understanding of how the virus is transmitted in workplaces.
By Belinda Liversedge on 06 November 2020
Air pollution effort ‘too fragmented’ to be effective
Air quality experts met to debate the forthcoming Environment Bill, including air pollution links to Covid-19 and what should be done to protect people’s health.
By Matthew Holder on 30 October 2020
Ethnicity must be treated as risk factor in Covid-19, say doctors
Measures to tackle health inequalities among Black and South Asian ethnic groups fail to address the scale of the issue, two doctors commenting on government plans have said, adding that ethnicity must be factored into policy decision making.
By Belinda Liversedge on 23 October 2020
Asbestos victims’ claims held up coronavirus
Over 250 claims are still pending to be processed by the government for victims of asbestos related diseases, and at least fifteen people have died before seeing the payments owed to them.
By Belinda Liversedge on 15 October 2020
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