Nic Paton
About Nic Paton
Illuminating the links between LED lighting, health and productivity
LED (or light-emitting diode) lighting is transforming how we light our homes, workplaces and urban spaces. There is excitement it...
A return-to-work model for workers without OH? A personal perspective
Now making a full recovery following his heart operation before Christmas, Nic Paton’s experience of being in hospital and post-operative...
Reading the runes for the future direction of occupational health
The future direction of occupational health was a central talking point – and the subject of a keynote panel discussion...
Two-thirds of men put off dealing with health problems until they are ‘severe’
British men continue to be in denial about their health, with nearly two-thirds admitting a problem would have to be...
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...
