Research
Skin cancer responsible for 8% of cancer-related claims, reveals insurer
As the summer heatwave continues, insurer Aegon has highlighted that skin cancer accounted for 8% of cancer-related claims and 5%...
Occupational health research round-up: August 2018
Fit notes “not implemented as intended”
The “fit note” was introduced in 2010 and was designed to radically change the...
CPD: supporting an employee with a learning disability to remain at work
People with learning disabilities often struggle to first secure and then maintain paid employment. That puts occupational health in a...
Clinical governance
‘No deal’ Brexit would have ‘catastrophic’ effect on health, warns BMA
The British Medical Association (BMA) has warned that a “no deal” Brexit would have a catastrophic impact on the nation’s...
Cope with the countdown to GDPR
With the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation coming in next month, occupational health practitioners need to be reviewing how they...
Will a united body put the future in the hands of occupational health nurses?
The decision in October by the Association of Occupational Health Nurse Practitioners (AOHNP) to merge with the Faculty of Occupational...
Continuing professional development
Occupational health research round-up: August 2018
Fit notes “not implemented as intended”
The “fit note” was introduced in 2010 and was designed to radically change the...
CPD: supporting an employee with a learning disability to remain at work
People with learning disabilities often struggle to first secure and then maintain paid employment. That puts occupational health in a...
CPD: practice makes perfect – the role of the practice teacher within occupational health nursing
For occupational health nurses to complete their training, a practice teacher must supervise them in practice. But resource and time...
Disability
Supporting employees with bipolar disorder
What is the experience of OH practitioners when trying to give advice on managing employees with bipolar disorder? And what...
CPD: supporting an employee with a learning disability to remain at work
People with learning disabilities often struggle to first secure and then maintain paid employment. That puts occupational health in a...
Minister urges employers to create arthritis-friendly workplaces
The minister for disabled people, health and work, Sarah Newton, has urged employers to make adjustments for people with arthritis...
Health surveillance
Skin cancer responsible for 8% of cancer-related claims, reveals insurer
As the summer heatwave continues, insurer Aegon has highlighted that skin cancer accounted for 8% of cancer-related claims and 5%...
Workers at risk of silica dust exposure need both x-ray and lung function screening, warns HSE
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has urged organisations to review their health surveillance programmes for workers who have a...
Better access to lung exercise classes could help tackle sedentary lives
The British Lung Foundation has called for access to specialist lung exercise classes to be improved, as around half of...
Mental health and stress
Two-thirds don’t offer specific mental health support for workers abroad
Just a third of businesses with staff who work abroad have a specific mental health policy in place, a survey...
Nearly a third of employers report rise in time off for mental health
Almost one in three businesses have seen an increase in the number of employees taking time off to cope with...
Staff contradict employers to state finance is biggest concern
Financial wellbeing is employees’ biggest overall concern, research has found – although their employers suggest other issues, such as work-life...
Musculoskeletal disorders
Fit for work? How to get sedentary workers on their feet
Fit in 50 is a new booklet designed to offer practical and accessible exercises to get sedentary employers out of...
Minister urges employers to create arthritis-friendly workplaces
The minister for disabled people, health and work, Sarah Newton, has urged employers to make adjustments for people with arthritis...
Smartphone use could increase younger workers’ MSD risk
Younger workers could be risking their long-term health and increasing their chances of developing a musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) through overuse...
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
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...
Exodus of European nurses from UK is ‘major concern’
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has warned that it is seeing a “significant” increase in the number of European...
Depression, self-harm and suicidal thoughts in a teenage apprentice
When a teenage apprentice posted suicidal thoughts on social media, his employer was alerted to the need for better communication...
Return to work and rehabilitation
Occupational health research round-up: August 2018
Fit notes “not implemented as intended”
The “fit note” was introduced in 2010 and was designed to radically change the...
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...
Fit for work? How to get sedentary workers on their feet
Fit in 50 is a new booklet designed to offer practical and accessible exercises to get sedentary employers out of...
Sickness and absence management
‘Significant’ sickness absence more likely at larger employers than smaller firms
Organisations with 250 or more staff are more likely to have a ‘significant’ absence issue than smaller businesses, with sickness...
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...
Flu vaccination saves UK economy up to £28.9m in sick day costs
Widespread use of the flu vaccination could save up to £28.9m in averted sick day costs, in addition to increased...
Wellbeing and health promotion
IOSH urges employers to get on their bikes and embrace cycle to work benefits
The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has urged employers to encourage their staff to cycle to work on...
‘Significant’ sickness absence more likely at larger employers than smaller firms
Organisations with 250 or more staff are more likely to have a ‘significant’ absence issue than smaller businesses, with sickness...
Fit for work? How to get sedentary workers on their feet
Fit in 50 is a new booklet designed to offer practical and accessible exercises to get sedentary employers out of...
