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Employee Benefits Live 2015 – Olympia London

What a great few days Valentine Occupational Health Limited experienced at the Employee Benefits Live exhibition in London earlier in the week.  Employee Benefits Live is the biggest professional show in Europe for businesses to show what they have to offer in regards to employee benefits, and for others to come and understand what is … Read more

Do I have a drug or alcohol problem?

Of course this is not aimed at you as an individual! More often than not a business does not recognise the signs that they have a problem with substance addiction, generally, this only becomes recognisable when it’s too late. We don’t have a substance misuse problem… How can you be sure? We only employ professionals, they … Read more

The Wellbeing of Night Workers

So much has been documented in the press recently with regards to the dramatic increase in the number of people in the UK working nights. A recent report released by the TUC details that there are now over 3 million employees regularly working at night, this is an increase of nearly 200,000 people since 2007 … Read more

Snoring is officially bad for your health!

The British Snoring & Sleep Apnoea Association (BSSAA), conducted a survey of nearly 3000 participants and found that snorers were: • 3 times more likely to suffer the adverse health conditions of hypertension, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and high cholesterol • 4 times more likely to suffer from excessive daytime sleepiness than their non-snoring counterparts.  Although … Read more

We should use EAPs like they do in the States..

Employee assistance programmes (EAPs) are key to improving employee wellbeing here in the UK, but they have yet to become a staple for businesses and a well-known resource for employees, unlike organisations on the other side of the Atlantic. In America EAPs are seen as a paramount employee benefit and a high-priority management tool, but … Read more

What is Stress? How can it be managed?

What is Stress? Stress is a physical response. Under stress, the body thinks it is under attack and switches to ‘fight or flight’ mode, releasing a complex mix of hormones and chemicals to prepare the body for physical action. This causes a number of reactions, such as blood being diverted to muscles, to shutting down … Read more

Good Eye Health

Regular eye checks and a healthy lifestyle go hand in hand with healthy eyes, yet too often we overlook the health of our eyes until we start to experience vision problems. So what should we be doing to protect our eyes? Optometrist Karen Sparrow has some tips… Every year 12.5 million people who need a … Read more

Are you an Emotional Eater?

Learn how to control your eating: The three steps to weight loss are simple: cardio, strength training and a healthy diet. But, just because the concept is simple doesn’t mean it’s easy. Exercise can be difficult, but it’s even harder sometimes to control our eating. What makes it worse is when we eat according to … Read more

Legislation & Regulation Fork Lift Truck Medicals

Make sure you keep up to speed on the latest FLT legislation and requirements. HSE L117 Rider Operated Lift Trucks  Medical considerations:- 50 – People selected to operate lift trucks should be free from disabilities, either physical or psychological, that might pose a threat to their own health and safety or the safety of others … Read more

Health and Safety Week June 15-19 2015

Valentine Occupational Health is proud to be supporting Health & Safety Week June 2015. Great Britain has one of the best combined health and safety records in the world, due in no small part to the Health and Safety at Work Act introduced in 1974. In 2014, forty years on from this life-changing piece of legislation, … Read more

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