Nic Paton
About Nic Paton
Call for new national research hub for occupational health
Ahead of the government in July launching its long-awaited consultation into workplace and occupational health, the Society of Occupational Medicine...
The ‘i’ has it – out with the old (AOHNP) and in with the new (iOH)
The Association of Occupational Health Nurse Practitioners has rebranded as a more multidisciplinary occupational health membership body called ‘iOH’. Nic...
Inaugural conference builds momentum for Faculty of Occupational Health Nursing
Some nine months on from its launch, how is the newest organisation within the OH landscape, the Faculty of Occupational...
The Occupational Health & Wellbeing Awards 2019 shortlist
Our judges have put their heads together and arrived at a shortlist, with the winners set to be announced in October.
Making the case for a national occupational health and wellbeing service
Three presentations at the Health and Wellbeing at Work conference in March posed intriguing questions about occupational health’s current and...
SOM calls for a Centre for Work and Health to lead OH research
The Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM) has called for a new multi-disciplinary national “Centre for Work and Health” to be...
Why providers need to get more worried about employer ignorance of OH
Many employers remain woefully ignorant about what occupational health can do, its value (versus its cost) and the benefits it...
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...
