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The law on transfer of undertakings has taken more confusing turns, especially in relation to dismissal. Sue Nickson explains how matters stand
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When Hyder’s new OH team came on board at the water business, they identified their first call of dutyas setting up a confined space medical procedure
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Life Long Learning and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) are the processes by which professional people, such as nurses, develop and improve their practice for the benefit of their clients. There …
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The HSE has issued a warning to users of mobile gas heaters following a number of deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning caused by faulty heaters. Warning signs include: – cracked …
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£803,000 pay-out for nurse who suffered work-related back injury
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This month’s news OH on-line A new Internet-based mail list has been created for occupational health nurses and others interested in teaching, learning and research into occupational health. The list …
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Fortunately, most work-related health and safety incidents are on a small scale, and do not result in serious injury to the individuals involved. The corollary of this, of course, is …
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Council admits liability for psychological damage as travellers’ site warden is forced to retire through stress
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Routine debriefing of employees following traumatic incidents may not be effective and may even be counter-productive, a study has found. The research presented at the British Psychological Society’s Occupational Psychology …
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This month’s letters Not all gain from strict hours control Janice Gibson (Letters, January) suggests that annualised hours address the "family-unfriendly" stress-inducing long-hours culture in the UK. But I would …
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We have been surprised to see very little published discussion regarding the future of OH nursing within the public health agenda. The Making a Difference document, therefore, came as something …
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Occupational nursing within the Government’s public health agenda was the subject of a day-long workshop in Birmingham last month. Led by prominent members of the profession, the debate focused on …
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The first wave of nurse consultant posts was announced last month by Health Secretary Alan Milburn. The 141 posts cover a wide range of specialities, from mental health to paediatric …
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A round-up of news from the professional journals Diagnosis danger Half of practice nurses lack confidence in interpreting spirometry readings, according to research by The British Thoracic Society. While most …
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Government’s nurse salary sweetener received with scepticism in the occupational health sector