In her Christmas lecture to members of SOM, Professor Dame Carol Black urged occupational health practitioners to use the harsh...
Nic Paton
Nic Paton
Nic Paton is consulting editor of OHW+. One of the country's foremost workplace health journalists, Nic has written for OHW+ and Occupational Health & Wellbeing since 2001, and edited the magazine from 2018.
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Call for NHS staff to be better supported so as to avoid undue risk-taking
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonSOM, the Society of Occupational Medicine, has called for NHS staff to be better supported in the workplace so as...
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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
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonMore than three-quarters of people (76%) say they will agree to be vaccinated against Covid-19 when their turn comes, as...
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With the NHS under severe pressure from the latest wave of Covid-19, nurses, GPs and unions have raised concerns about...
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The government’s decision this week to embark on a third national lockdown and close primary and secondary schools in England...
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A fifth of people who have tested positive for Covid-19 are still exhibiting symptoms five weeks or more after being...
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Dame Carol Black – OH must ‘seize the moment’ to raise its profile post pandemic
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonOccupational health practitioners need to use 2021 to “seize the moment” presented by the Covid-19 pandemic and push to ensure...
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NHS workers went into this autumn’s second wave of Covid-19 already feeling exhausted, emotionally fragile and at risk of burnout....
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There were serious concerns about the future of occupational health training even before the pandemic threw our education system up...
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The mental health charity Mind has warned of a “second pandemic” of mental ill health, as calls to its helpline...
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Three-quarters (75%) of those aged 65 and over in England had received their free vaccine by the final week of...
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Food processing factories could become “super spreaders” of Covid-19 in the run up to Christmas, the union body the TUC...
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Occupational health bracing itself for challenges of imminent Covid-19 vaccine rollout
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonWith the arrival of viable Covid-19 vaccines, the UK is gearing up for perhaps the biggest mass vaccination programme in...
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This month’s second national lockdown in England could fuel a wave of alcohol-related health problems, a charity has warned.