Research
Message centre – understanding and articulating the occupational health ‘brand’
Occupational health practitioners are, rightly, always focused on delivering excellence. But with government reviewing the future shape of OH, Nick...
Charity calls for cardiac rehabilitation overhaul to increase uptake
Only half of patients eligible for cardiac rehabilitation are taking it up, with a charity urging the NHS to change...
Young dementia patients more likely to face discrimination in low paid roles
Lower paid workers who are diagnosed with dementia earlier in life are more likely to face discrimination or be dismissed...
Clinical governance
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...
Every medical implant should be registered, says surgeon body
The Royal College of Surgeons has called for a register of every medical device in every patient to be set...
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...
Continuing professional development
Message centre – understanding and articulating the occupational health ‘brand’
Occupational health practitioners are, rightly, always focused on delivering excellence. But with government reviewing the future shape of OH, Nick...
CPD: The importance of engaging with environmental controls
Environmental management and oversight is not traditionally something considered to be within occupational health’s remit. But environmental management can have...
Occupational health research round-up: November 2018
Older workers with chronic disease
More people will be working with a chronic disease and poorer self-perceived health as working...
Disability
Wake up to hearing loss in younger workers
Noise-induced occupational hearing loss is normally entirely preventable. But lack of awareness, especially among younger workers, poor training methods and...
Young dementia patients more likely to face discrimination in low paid roles
Lower paid workers who are diagnosed with dementia earlier in life are more likely to face discrimination or be dismissed...
Projects that help workers self-manage health conditions win funding
Almost £4 million in government funding has been allocated to 19 projects designed to help people manage their health conditions...
Health surveillance
Nine in 10 NHS trusts have asbestos in their hospital buildings
An MP has urged the government to conduct an audit of asbestos at every NHS trust after it emerged nine...
Thousands of young people have type 2 diabetes
Almost 7,000 people under 25 have type 2 diabetes, with thousands more expected to be diagnosed in the next few...
Why we need better-value health checks
Employee health checks too often seem to be about marketing and income generation, especially in the private and insured sector....
Mental health and stress
Triage: the (mostly) missing link in OH mental health
Occupational mental health cases are normally not emergencies. Yet, supporting management and HR to adopt a triage approach to initial...
Staff question level of mental health support offered by employers
Four in 10 staff say their employer does not offer mental health support in any form, despite increasing awareness of...
Young dementia patients more likely to face discrimination in low paid roles
Lower paid workers who are diagnosed with dementia earlier in life are more likely to face discrimination or be dismissed...
Musculoskeletal disorders
Projects that help workers self-manage health conditions win funding
Almost £4 million in government funding has been allocated to 19 projects designed to help people manage their health conditions...
Sedentary workers who are active outside working hours still at risk
Many employees are wrongly perceiving that having an active lifestyle outside of the workplace negates the ill-effects associated with sedentary...
Working days lost to stress increase by nearly a quarter
The number of working days lost to stress rose by almost a quarter last year, suggesting that employers need to...
OH employment law
Mental health at work review calls for legal changes as thousands lose jobs
A high-level review of mental health at work has found that 300,000 people lose their jobs every year due to...
Data protection in occupational health: a guide
The growth of internet and mobile technology has made it all the more important to understand rules on data protection...
New SOM medical malpractice indemnity policy for occupational health practitioners
The Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM) is offering a new medical malpractice indemnity policy for nurses who work in occupational...
OH service delivery
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...
Ten ways employers can maximise their occupational health spend
Occupational health can bring significant expertise to bear on a wide range of workplace health and wellbeing challenges. But, like...
Message centre – understanding and articulating the occupational health ‘brand’
Occupational health practitioners are, rightly, always focused on delivering excellence. But with government reviewing the future shape of OH, Nick...
Return to work and rehabilitation
How nurse-led absence management can save lives
With absence estimated to cost the UK economy as much as £18 billion pounds per year, Suzanne Monk makes the...
Triage: the (mostly) missing link in OH mental health
Occupational mental health cases are normally not emergencies. Yet, supporting management and HR to adopt a triage approach to initial...
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...
Sickness and absence management
Thousands of young people have type 2 diabetes
Almost 7,000 people under 25 have type 2 diabetes, with thousands more expected to be diagnosed in the next few...
How nurse-led absence management can save lives
With absence estimated to cost the UK economy as much as £18 billion pounds per year, Suzanne Monk makes the...
Triage: the (mostly) missing link in OH mental health
Occupational mental health cases are normally not emergencies. Yet, supporting management and HR to adopt a triage approach to initial...
Wellbeing and health promotion
Thousands of young people have type 2 diabetes
Almost 7,000 people under 25 have type 2 diabetes, with thousands more expected to be diagnosed in the next few...
Triage: the (mostly) missing link in OH mental health
Occupational mental health cases are normally not emergencies. Yet, supporting management and HR to adopt a triage approach to initial...
Why we need better-value health checks
Employee health checks too often seem to be about marketing and income generation, especially in the private and insured sector....
