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Courts give trust go-ahead to name NHS Supplies Authority as co-defendant in latex gloves court case
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Employers must tackle the cultural causes and not just the symptoms of sickness absence, experts have warned following Wandsworth council’s decision to penalise those who take excessive sick leave. "Managing …
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This month’s letters Annualised hours an all-round solution I read, with interest, the article "Time to take stress at work seriously" in which consultant Cynthia Atwell asks "Could the working …
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Computers may (or may not) be set to experience the Y2K bug – but what about the human cost of stress? A recent CBI Survey Focus on Absence cited that …
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Most senior executives would increase investment in health and safety only if forced to by the Health and Safety Executive or after a serious accident, and would not be swayed …
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The Department of Health has already had more than 200 proposals to become nurse consultants and will be establishing some posts next year, health minister Alan Milburn has announced. "My …
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Raising the Standard was the theme of the second British Aerospace Occupational Health Nurse Managers Forum, held in Birmingham on 30 October. After a pre-conference workshop on skin care, run …
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Lord Chancellor adds weight to punishments for health and safety offences
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Six of Glasgow’s biggest employers took part in Scotland’s first Good Neighbour conference, hosted by the Health and Safety Commission and the British Safety Council on 30 November. Scottish Power, …
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Research issues include the effects of an ageing workforce and special implications of SMEs
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A round-up of news from the professional journals Supervision works Clinical supervision should be done in groups, away from the workplace and in sessions of at least an hour at …
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Starting out as an in-house department, MTL is now established as an independent OH services provider, specialising in sickness absence programmes
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A programme of preventative health launched for the benefit of employees was regarded as dynamic when it was launched. An analysis of Lucas Care nine years later asks how many …
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If another year has passed you by without you having explored the Internet, then add it to your list of resolutions now. Here we present a beginner’s guide. By XpertHR …