In our latest blog, Dr Lara Shemtob sits down with Dr Andy Sproston, Chief Medical Officer at Insight Workplace Health. From his early career ambitions in surgery to leading clinical strategy in occupational health, Dr Sproston shares insights on supporting health at work, developing future specialists, and the importance of leadership in a growing field.

Occupational health professionals apply the core medical ethical principles—autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice—to guide their practice. These principles help balance the needs of individuals and organisations, ensuring that health recommendations are ethically sound, confidential, and focused on preventing harm. Understanding these concepts can help employers and employees navigate complex workplace health decisions more confidently.

Occupational health isn’t on the side of the employer or the employee—it stands in the middle, offering balanced, evidence-based support when it matters most.

With major government reforms encouraging more people with long-term ill health or disabilities into work, organisations must adapt. In this article, Dr. Lara Shemtob outlines four key questions HR teams should ask to build inclusive, health-aware workplaces ready to support a diverse and evolving workforce.

Struggling with stress at work? Learn the key causes, signs to watch for, and how early intervention can make a real difference.

Reassessment in occupational health ensures advice evolves with changing work and health, promoting agility and workforce well-being.

How do organisations determine where to begin when addressing the occupational health needs of their workforce? Insight explains all!

Organisations across the UK depend on the fit note as a crucial piece of medical input regarding an employee’s health and ability to work.

This blog post will bring you up to speed so your organisation can do the basics well when it comes to occupational health.

Occupational health plays a crucial role in creating a safe and productive work environment. In this blog we'll explore how.

At Insight Workplace Health our occupational health clinicians undertake a wide variety of occupational health assessments to ensure that...

Looking at finding an occupational health provider and not sure where to start? Insight Workplace Health reveals all!

Occupational health protects employee well-being, prevents work-related illnesses, and boosts workplace productivity.

COVID-19 and visitor safety As businesses start returning to the new normal and staff return to work, Insight Workplace Health have made every effort to ensure that visitor and staff safety is paramount. We have attempted as far as possible to make our premises ‘Covid secure’. We are limiting the number of visitors into the clinic at any one time and have reduced the number of persons in any one work area to comply with social distancing rules. Visitors are expected to take

Presenteeism You’ve probably heard of presenteeism – the phenomenon where over-worked employees stay in work beyond their allocated hours. But a growing body of research is indicating that another phenomenon – leaveism – is on the rise. Leaveism Leaveism occurs when employees use their annual leave to cover up for the fact that they are, in fact, unwell, or to catch up on work. Dr Ian Hesketh, a researcher at Manchester University, first coined the phrase in 2013

Employee wellbeing initiatives are becoming an increasingly important aspect of occupational health. Ellie Taylor of Insight Workplace Health explains why. As an employer, you need to comply with health and safety legislation, but good occupational health (OH) practices are increasingly being recognised as more than just a matter of compliance: they’re a powerful way to boost employee wellbeing, morale, performance and retention. They can go a long way to mitigating risk a

Ellie Taylor, January 28, 2020. The workplace has a significant impact on people’s health and well-being. Poor management of workplace...

Ellie Taylor, January 24, 2020 Having been in business for more years than I’m comfortable to count I wonder about the sincerity of the mantras we preach. When minimum wage was introduced, I remember the rhetoric of business leaders giving support but behind closed doors worrying about the effect on their company. Working time regulations, paternity pay, pension auto enrolment and agency worker regulations were all topics which were matters of concern