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The first-ever public meeting of the two bodies regulating the health of Britain’s workers was held in January. The meeting of the HSE and HSC was attended by more than …
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Campaign aims to create a climate of disapproval about discrimination against those with mental health problems
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This month’s news Radioactive waste The Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant has been issued with a legal requirement to take action to reduce the quantity of its liquid high-level radioactive waste, …
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A report setting out a programme to explore new ways in which the risks to people’s health from chemicals can be reduced has been published by the government. The study …
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The first Government website designed to help employers meet their health and safety responsibilities has been launched by the Health & Safety Executive. Hsedirect.com is a joint venture between the …
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Many traditional approaches to health and safety management are available to organisations wanting to improve their safety performance. Eventually, however, a plateau in accident reduction is reached beyond which it …
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This month’s news Nurses’ love lives Exhaustion and stress are ruining nurses’ sex lives, according to a Nursing Times survey. Of 400 readers taking part, nearly two-thirds thought their choice …
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People are becoming less inclined to pressurise their doctors into prescribing antibiotics for conditions such as sore throats, research has found. The survey of 100 GPs in England, Wales and …
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Smokers in Croydon who are either self-employed or work in a business with fewer than 25 staff can now have free workplace consultations by a trained smoking cessation advisor. The …
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DoH report on ethnic health will address the particular needs of minority health groups
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The time has come for the UK Government to bite the bullet and recognise CTE as a prescribed industrial disease in order that workers may be justly compensated
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What is the position of an occupational health nurse when presented with anecdotal evidence that an employee failed to declare a chronic health problem at the time of her employment? …
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Life Long Learning and Continuing Professional Development are the processes by which professionals, such as nurses, develop and improve their practice. There are many ways to address CPD: formally, through …
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Computers are now an accepted part of everyday working life so stop burying your head in the sand and learn to embrace them, welcoming the advantages they bring. By Kate …
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A list of useful online resources to help you in your professional research and educational needs Imperial Cancer Research Fund www.imperialcancer.co.uk One of the leading cancer organisations, this is an …