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Could 2021 be the year occupational health seizes its moment?
In her Christmas lecture to members of SOM, Professor Dame Carol Black urged occupational health practitioners to use the harsh...
Call for NHS staff to be better supported so as to avoid undue risk-taking
SOM, the Society of Occupational Medicine, has called for NHS staff to be better supported in the workplace so as...
Guidance aiming to help healthcare professionals manage ‘long Covid’
New guidance has been published on managing the long-term health effects of Covid-19, or so-called ‘long Covid’.
The guidance by...
Three-quarters will take Covid vaccine, but reluctance highest among BAME and low income
More than three-quarters of people (76%) say they will agree to be vaccinated against Covid-19 when their turn comes, as...
PPE shortage fears returning as third wave of Covid bites
With the NHS under severe pressure from the latest wave of Covid-19, nurses, GPs and unions have raised concerns about...
Covid infection rates as much as 333% higher for some teachers
The government’s decision this week to embark on a third national lockdown and close primary and secondary schools in England...
Significant minority experiencing ‘long Covid’ symptoms, warns ONS
A fifth of people who have tested positive for Covid-19 are still exhibiting symptoms five weeks or more after being...
Dame Carol Black – OH must ‘seize the moment’ to raise its profile post pandemic
Occupational health practitioners need to use 2021 to “seize the moment” presented by the Covid-19 pandemic and push to ensure...
Burnout and exhaustion stalk NHS response to Covid second wave
NHS workers went into this autumn’s second wave of Covid-19 already feeling exhausted, emotionally fragile and at risk of burnout....
Occupational health education facing a challenging future post pandemic
There were serious concerns about the future of occupational health training even before the pandemic threw our education system up...
Warning of ‘second pandemic’ of mental ill health
The mental health charity Mind has warned of a “second pandemic” of mental ill health, as calls to its helpline...
NHS reporting higher than average take-up of flu vaccination
Three-quarters (75%) of those aged 65 and over in England had received their free vaccine by the final week of...
Food processing sites could become Covid ‘super spreaders’ this Christmas
Food processing factories could become “super spreaders” of Covid-19 in the run up to Christmas, the union body the TUC...
Occupational health bracing itself for challenges of imminent Covid-19 vaccine rollout
With the arrival of viable Covid-19 vaccines, the UK is gearing up for perhaps the biggest mass vaccination programme in...
Second lockdown could fuel problem drinking, warns charity
This month’s second national lockdown in England could fuel a wave of alcohol-related health problems, a charity has warned.
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