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Occupational health research round-up: January 2020
Night shifts not linked to pain
Night shift work is not associated with an increased reporting of pain, according to...
CPD: And breathe – managing employees with work-exacerbated asthma
In the UK some three-and-a-half million adults of working age suffer from asthma. Through analysis of the intervention to support...
CPD: Advanced practice – a place at the table for OH nurses?
The role of an expert occupational health nurse is complex and demanding, meaning OHNs are potentially prime candidates to achieve...
Come together – unpicking multi-disciplinary working within occupational health
Occupational health professionals fully recognise the value of multi-disciplinary working in terms of generating good outcomes. But what does “success”...
Occupational health research round-up: December 2019
Low patient expectation hits knee surgery rehabilitation
Low expectations about the outcome of knee surgery partly explains why three out...
CPD: Working well – articulating the case for OH’s role within “good” work
The links between “good” work and health and wellbeing and increasing well-recognised, as well as evidenced. As Professor Anne Harriss...
CPD: On the right tracks – how a New Zealand railway company has taken toxicity out of its workplace
The links between engagement, performance and health and wellbeing are increasingly well-recognised. Maryan Street outlines the key lessons that New...
Smoke signals – why occupational health needs to take ‘diathermy smoke plume’ seriously
It’s not well known, but diathermy smoke plume is a toxic smoke created during procedures such as electrocautery, laser surgery...
Occupational health: A specialty worth fighting for?
The numbers entering occupational health and occupational medicine are falling rapidly, and two-thirds of those left are aged over 53....
Occupational health research round-up: September 2019
Rise in climate change-led occupational ‘heat stress’ cuts world productivity
The rise in global temperatures resulting from climate change will...
Understanding what makes a good occupational health provider
Occupational health providers can capitalise on the growing demand, and appetite, for workplace health solutions – but only if they...
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: Helping hand – managing work-related hand-arm vibration syndrome
It is estimated more than two million workers in the UK are exposed to high levels of vibration as a...
Head space – managing PTSD following a workplace accident
Occupational health practitioners may need to manage and support mental as well as physical consequences following a workplace accident, especially...
Occupational health research round-up: August 2019
EAPs aid positive clinical and workplace outcomes
A study of a Canadian employee assistance programme (EAP) has produced evidence to...
