Nic Paton
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Comment: Self-employment and return to work just got personal
A looming hospital operation has brought home to Nic Paton the need for the government’s review of workplace health to...
Is NHS occupational health at breaking point?
An NHS England consultation on how to spend extra funding announced by the government last summer has cast a spotlight...
How new Faculty of Occupational Health Nursing could change the workplace health landscape
October saw the launch of the new Faculty of Occupational Health Nursing. What exactly is it, how will it work...
Disappearing spires – why have OH university courses dropped by half this year?
As the new academic year gets underway, shock new statistics have revealed that university occupational health courses are down by...
Cuts are putting a question mark over future of NHS occupational health
NHS occupational health services cannot be sustained against a backdrop of continuing annual reductions in funding, occupational medicine and occupational...
Two in five over-50s expect ill-health to force them out of work
Four million UK workers aged over 50 expect poor health and health problems to be the main reasons they stop...
Drivers working in gig economy not provided with safety training
A study into drivers working as part of the “gig economy” has highlighted the importance of businesses treating the management...
New voice for nurses as Faculty of Occupational Health Nursing is set to launch
Next month (October) sees the launch of the new Faculty of Occupational Health Nursing, the membership organisation that, it is...
Lessons from the rise and fall of Fit for Work
A final question – more statement really – to minister Sarah Newton at June’s Society and Faculty of Occupational Medicine...
Workplace health ‘in the fourth industrial revolution’
The second annual Health and Safety Executive lecture took place in April. This year’s speaker was Dr Richard Heron, chief...
Why a Brexit-fuelled government collapse may be bad news for occupational health
Whatever you may feel about Brexit, there is an argument that occupational health practitioners should be willing and hoping Theresa...
OH practitioners question NHS England plan to limit range of surgical procedures
NHS England has outlined plans to limit a range of surgical procedures, including for common workplace-related conditions such as carpal...
Government ‘not ruling out’ making occupational health mandatory for employers, says minister
The minister for disabled people, health and work, Sarah Newton, has said the government is “certainly not ruling out” the...
Merger of occupational health nursing bodies called off
The Faculty of Occupational Health Nursing (FOHN) and Association of Occupational Health Nurse Practitioners (AOHNP) have called off their planned...
‘Surge’ in men seeking emotional support over cancer
The charity Macmillan Cancer Support has said it saw a surge in the number of calls last year from men...
