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The new Institute of Training and Occupational Learning aims to reinstate training as a profession in its own right, rather than as a sub-division of HR management. Director Jeffrey Brooks …
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What do you get when you cross an ex-coalminer with a cook-in sauce? Not much, according to East Midland food industry employers who are whipping up a scheme to combat …
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The hype around e-learning might lead you to believe it is a cure for the world’s ills. What difference is it really making to organisations? Sue Clark asks people at …
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The mathematics involved in calculating Return on Investment are simple enough. The biggest challenges lie in the process itself. Gwen Berthiez offers some best practice tips to help you plan …
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Della Marian, now public fundraising manager for Traidcraft, had no choice but to reach for the phone to secure her qualifications Fundraising is my third career, and having the Chartered …
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This month’s news Apprentice scheme gets a shake-up Education and Employment Secretary David Blunkett has announced reforms to apprenticeship schemes. The move follows revelations that less than one-third of Modern …
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When the occupational health team at the Metropolitan Police recognised the need for pre-incident training it went about formulating a course which would equip staff physically and psychologically
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The Disability Discrimination Act casts OH nurses in a vital advisory role which, as the HSE recognises, cannot be taken up without government support
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HSE addresses back-injury problem in construction with specific guidance
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The need for a new approach to occupational safety, health and environmental issues was highlighted in a recent television phone-in about stress. During the course of the discussion, a caller …
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This months letters Let’s honour OH’s heroes Regarding your news article and comments on occupational health nurses and MBE Honours (OH, February). I was unable to contribute last month, due …
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The recent case of an NHS trust and the NHS Supplies Authority being listed as co-defendants in a case of latex allergy (OH, January News p4), has raised questions regarding …
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Occupational health in Wales has taken on a national profile with the establishment of a RCN focus group. The group wants to increase access to OH for all employees in …
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Public sector union secures a record £38m for members claiming compensation for personal injury in 1999
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A prominent Dutch orthopaedic surgeon has developed a service which aims to return long-term back pain sufferers to work, by changing people’s behaviour rather than their backs. Dr Pieter van …