Research
Two-thirds of outdoor workers say firms don’t offer skin cancer protection help
Almost two-thirds of outdoor workers say their employer does not do enough to help protect them against non-melanoma skin cancer...
Occupational Health & Wellbeing research round-up: July 2020
Sleep disturbance affects Covid-19 medics
Almost 40% of paediatric healthcare workers in Wuhan experienced sleep disturbance during the Covid-19 pandemic...
Workers’ health begins to decline at 59, study finds
The average employee’s health begins to decline at 59 years old, according to a large-scale study.
Researchers at Keele University...
Clinical governance
Professor Anne Harris begins SOM president role
The Society of Occupational Medicine has welcomed its first nurse president, Professor Anne Harriss, this week.
Harriss is the first...
Jean Raper: former chair, RCN Society of Occupational Health Nursing group
Jean Raper, former chair of the Royal College of Nursing’s Society of Occupational Health Nursing group, course leader at Sheffield...
Face covering guidance aims to help employers assess risks
The British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS) has warned that it is concerned about the absence of clear government guidance on...
Continuing professional development
One-fifth do not train line managers in health and safety
One in five organisations do not train their managers in health and safety, despite the view that they are often...
CPD: Developing a return-to-work strategy for osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis (OA) affects some 10% of men and 18% of women over the age of 60, and can make sitting,...
Occupational Health & Wellbeing research round-up: July 2020
Sleep disturbance affects Covid-19 medics
Almost 40% of paediatric healthcare workers in Wuhan experienced sleep disturbance during the Covid-19 pandemic...
Disability
Coronavirus: why disabled workers may hold some of the answers to post-pandemic working
As UK plc gradually, carefully, emerges from lockdown, employers will need all the help they can get to adjust to...
Talking toolkits: unpicking Covid-19 return-to-work advice for occupational health
With the UK now gradually reopening for business, organisations across the workplace health spectrum have been developing toolkits and resources...
Study launched into value of remote physiotherapy
A study is being carried out to evaluate the value of remote physiotherapy consultations during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Chartered...
Health surveillance
NHS to launch coronavirus recovery support service
The NHS is to launch an on-demand coronavirus recovery service aimed at supporting people with long-term breathing problems, mental health...
Caution urged over reliance on Covid-19 antibody testing
Employers hoping to get more staff back to work by using coronavirus antibody tests have been warned that they could...
Fit to drive? Understanding what the DVLA looks for when it comes to driving for work
Occupational health professionals can play an important role in helping to assess a worker’s fitness to drive for or during...
Mental health and stress
NHS to launch coronavirus recovery support service
The NHS is to launch an on-demand coronavirus recovery service aimed at supporting people with long-term breathing problems, mental health...
Why we need to talk about ‘PPE’ for mental health following coronavirus
The mental health challenges facing occupational health in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic are set to be immense. Libby...
Loneliness – a risk to health we can no longer ignore
Even before coronavirus, the mental and emotional toll of loneliness within our society was a growing worry for employers and...
Musculoskeletal disorders
One-fifth do not train line managers in health and safety
One in five organisations do not train their managers in health and safety, despite the view that they are often...
NHS to launch coronavirus recovery support service
The NHS is to launch an on-demand coronavirus recovery service aimed at supporting people with long-term breathing problems, mental health...
CPD: Developing a return-to-work strategy for osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis (OA) affects some 10% of men and 18% of women over the age of 60, and can make sitting,...
OH employment law
Putting workplace drug and alcohol testing in the spotlight
How effective is random drug and alcohol testing, especially outside the safety-critical environment? And with cannabis oils now complicating the...
Learning zone – taking the temperature at first ever Faculty of Occupational Health Nursing conference
From gaining the confidence to write publicly through to one speaker’s personal struggles with addiction; from effective report writing through...
CPD: The heat is on – managing thermal comfort and the menopause
Menopausal symptoms can affect all older women and some aged below 45, and can pose challenges for individuals and employers...
OH service delivery
Coronavirus is an opportunity, but also a risk, for occupational health
As the scale of our return-to-work challenges become clear, the Covid era is likely to result in an increased expectation...
Coronavirus: why disabled workers may hold some of the answers to post-pandemic working
As UK plc gradually, carefully, emerges from lockdown, employers will need all the help they can get to adjust to...
Occupational health practitioners: look after yourselves, as well as the workforce
With workload and pressures spiralling for occupational health both inside and outside the NHS, Neil Loach argues it is vital...
Return to work and rehabilitation
Coronavirus is an opportunity, but also a risk, for occupational health
As the scale of our return-to-work challenges become clear, the Covid era is likely to result in an increased expectation...
NHS to launch coronavirus recovery support service
The NHS is to launch an on-demand coronavirus recovery service aimed at supporting people with long-term breathing problems, mental health...
Coronavirus: why disabled workers may hold some of the answers to post-pandemic working
As UK plc gradually, carefully, emerges from lockdown, employers will need all the help they can get to adjust to...
Sickness and absence management
Two-thirds of outdoor workers say firms don’t offer skin cancer protection help
Almost two-thirds of outdoor workers say their employer does not do enough to help protect them against non-melanoma skin cancer...
One-fifth do not train line managers in health and safety
One in five organisations do not train their managers in health and safety, despite the view that they are often...
Charities call for national post-coronavirus ‘mental health renewal plan’
A coalition of charities has called on prime minister Boris Johnson to create a ‘mental health renewal plan’ for England...
Wellbeing and health promotion
Two-thirds of outdoor workers say firms don’t offer skin cancer protection help
Almost two-thirds of outdoor workers say their employer does not do enough to help protect them against non-melanoma skin cancer...
One-fifth do not train line managers in health and safety
One in five organisations do not train their managers in health and safety, despite the view that they are often...
Occupational health practitioners: look after yourselves, as well as the workforce
With workload and pressures spiralling for occupational health both inside and outside the NHS, Neil Loach argues it is vital...
