Guildford Latest News (Surrey, England)

An Employment Tribunal has decided that Long Covid may be a disability, which highlights to employers how the Equality Act 2010 can be applied.

The UK Cyber Cluster Collaboration (UKC3) have officially recognised the county of Surrey as a cluster within the cyber security sector, following their application in May 2022.

Health firm launches night worker screening service A Surrey health business has launched a new night worker health screening programme.

Using occupational health can provide advice about medical conditions. It can suggest changes to a role that may help, or let you know how a condition may develop. Our top tips will help you get the most from professional advice.

A student at Imperial College London's Faculty of Medicine has been awarded the Sue Britton Bursary. Sue Britton was a double-lung transplantee who passed away in 2020. She had worked in occupational health for many years.

Health provider certified as carbon neutral 16th November 2021, Guildford, Surrey, UK A specialist medical business has been certified as having achieved carbon neutral status.

Autism is a lifelong condition affecting one in 100 people in the UK. Employers may need to support an Autistic employee. How is Autism treated? The condition is not a disease and cannot be treated or cured by medical intervention.

Malaria becomes resistant to treatment in Africa Malaria is a serious disease spread by mosquitoes. If it isn't diagnosed promptly, it can be fatal.

A new drug for the most severe depression is now available in the UK. Esketamine is a powerful drug delivered as a nasal spray (named Spravato). Depression is estimated to affect 3% of the population in the UK.

Firm fined £40,000 after failing to conduct health surveillance A civil engineering firm based in Wakefield has been fined after seven workers contracted Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) because of their work.

The silent plague of non-communicable diseases You may never heard of 'non-communicable diseases'. They're the biggest cause of death worldwide. The number of people they kill is growing every year.

How well lateral flow tests work has been the subject of great debate. This is because the tests can give very different results depending upon how they are used.

Dogs are more accurate at detecting COVID in humans than lateral flow tests

Whilst the success of the vaccination programme and government measures are rightly making headlines, testing remains necessary to find cases in the community. Lateral flow tests have been freely available for some time.

New evidence proves flight socks reduce DVT risk Although travel may seem far away at the moment, evidence published about deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and long haul travel is still newsworthy. This is because deep vein thrombosis can be life-threatening.

Tribunal deems Sainsbury's employee dismissal wrong on health grounds