Friday, 7 August, 2020 As workers assess the risk of returning to the workplace, employers are increasingly turning to occupational health professionals for advice and support. Here at Commercial Occupational Health Services Ltd (COHS), we are supporting our clients by providing individual health risk assessments for staff returning to work after shielding or furlough. Our...Read More

Monday, 8 June, 2020 The days have turned into weeks and the weeks into months during lockdown. Some of us may be celebrating, having learnt a new skill or having tried something different. Gaining a sense of achievement, purpose and a new confidence. Others may be lacking focus, struggling to feel motivated and feeling a...Read More

Wednesday, 13 May, 2020 We have put together a few simple steps to help manage change in these uncertain times. Our ‘CAPABILITY’ campaign will help you to manage anxiety and improve your relationship with yourself, so that you can enjoy better relationships with others. Using the acronym CAPABILITY, we will give you 10 simple steps...Read More

Monday, 27 April, 2020 Our wellbeing co-ordinator Sam Wells has released a video about deep breathing to help manage stress and anxiety levels over the coming weeks. The video demonstrates diaphragmatic, or ‘belly breathing’, which is a quick and safe way of breathing deeply and calmly to help soothe both body and mind. It can...Read More

Tuesday, 14 April, 2020 As many of us are now working from home, we have put together some useful tips on how to maintain a healthy posture. Dr Nicola Dann, a GP, director and founder of Commercial Occupational Health Services (COHS), said: “Because many of us are working from home temporarily, there is no need...Read More

Tuesday, 7 April, 2020 Do you feel busy, supported, hopeful, relieved or positive? Or perhaps you feel sad, angry, worried, confused, stressed, under pressure, anxious, depressed, lonely or vulnerable? Perhaps you feel a mixture of all these things or flit between different emotions at different times? Or maybe you feel ‘just okay’? However you feel,...Read More

Thursday, 2 April, 2020 Many of us are following Government advice during the coronavirus pandemic and washing our hands more than ever before. As well as staying at home, health experts believe one of the most effective ways of preventing the spread of infection is by regular and thorough – for 20 seconds – hand...Read More

Monday, 23 March, 2020 Over the coming weeks, we will be issuing advice on how to work from home and maintain healthy relationships. We all have times when we can’t cope. Stress, anxiety and depression will affect many of us at some point in our lives and the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is no exception. Dr...Read More

Wednesday, 18 March, 2020 We brought our ‘whole self’ into work to support a new campaign aimed at creating a workplace culture that empowers everyone. The small team at Commercial Occupational Health Services Ltd (COHS) encouraged colleagues to be themselves at work, as it’s good for mental wellbeing and it’s good for business. COHS is...Read More

Monday, 16 March, 2020 As the country prepares for possible mass isolation of the over 70s, we are asking how those who fall into this category remain active at work. According to data from the Office for National Statistics for Rest Less, the number of over 70s in full or part-time employment has been steadily...Read More