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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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The rising compensation awards in both physical and psychological injury cases underlines the importance of risk assessment, with the onus on the OH department
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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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This month’s news Workplace accidents Employers will have a single address, telephone number, fax or web site for reporting workplace accidents from next April, the HSE has announced. It has …
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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 …
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Department of Health and HSE back pain initiative distributes up to £50,000 among 19 workplace projects
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The Department of Health’s chief nurse has called for OH advisers to audit their own services before their employers do it for them. "It is important that occupational health nurses …
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At least 90,000 people die a year in the UK from smoking-related diseases, compared with 5,000 who die on the roads. This shocking statistic comes from How to Stop Smoking …
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The Government seeks smoking cessation advice from OH departments to aid its £2.5m national Smoking Kills research
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The Government’s chief nurse Sarah Mullally has called for OH nurses to take an active role in the developing public health agenda. "Occupational health nurses need a vision of how …
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Round-up of news from the professional journals Nurses carry costs Nurses are paying for research projects out of their own pockets because of underfunding, according to RCN general secretary Christine …
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With the globalisation of businesses taking staff further afield in their jobs, travel health has become a growing area of work for OH advisers. Our resource guide provides some useful information sources