SOM, the Society of Occupational Medicine, has collaborated with the Louise Tebboth Foundation to launch a report on providing care...
Stress
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Warning that a fifth of adults might need mental health support post pandemic
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonThe government and the NHS must ‘prepare now’ to meet increased need for mental health support – for as many...
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NHS pledges ‘long Covid’ sufferers access to specialist support and rehabilitation
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonPeople suffering so-called ‘long Covid’ symptoms months after contracting the virus are to be offered specialist help at NHS clinics...
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Employers need to take more responsibility for the ‘psychological contract’ they have with their employees, especially in occupations affected by...
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Managing Covid-19 ‘clusters’ set to be a key challenge for occupational health
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonA recent SOM/Royal College of Nursing webinar offered occupational health practitioners valuable advice on how to manage Covid-19 outbreaks as...
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Employers need to recognise the risks of loneliness and isolation in our newly socially and physically distanced workplaces as well...
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Employers must put a greater emphasis on meeting individual needs when planning an employees’ return to work following mental illness....
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Because of closer relationships with their employees, small firms are in an ideal position to spot if and when somebody...
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More than a third (36%) of small business owners say keeping their staff safe during the pandemic is a concern,...
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On World Suicide Prevention Day, Louise Kitchingham looks at the issue of toxic masculinity and why it is often a...
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Even before the coronavirus pandemic, nurses and midwives were reporting high levels of work-related stress, burnout and mental ill health....
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‘I am struggling’ – how workload, hours and stress were overwhelming OH even before coronavirus
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonOccupational health practitioners were stressed, overworked and exhausted even before the coronavirus pandemic, a SOM survey has concluded. Nic Paton...
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While many make a relatively swift recovery from Covid-19, for others, especially those who have been hospitalised, it is increasingly...
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Coronavirus, anxiety and return to work – how occupational health can make a difference
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonWith both the government and employers now firmly focused on encouraging workers out of home-working and back into physical workplaces,...
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The intense stresses and strains of dealing with the coronavirus pandemic sparked the highest rates of sickness absence among NHS...