Continuing professional development
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...
Call for new national research hub for occupational health
Ahead of the government in July launching its long-awaited consultation into workplace and occupational health, the Society of Occupational Medicine...
Inaugural conference builds momentum for Faculty of Occupational Health Nursing
Some nine months on from its launch, how is the newest organisation within the OH landscape, the Faculty of Occupational...
The ‘i’ has it – out with the old (AOHNP) and in with the new (iOH)
The Association of Occupational Health Nurse Practitioners has rebranded as a more multidisciplinary occupational health membership body called ‘iOH’. Nic...
Making the case for a national occupational health and wellbeing service
Three presentations at the Health and Wellbeing at Work conference in March posed intriguing questions about occupational health’s current and...
Occupational health research round-up: July 2019
Rehabilitating workers undergoing cancer treatment
Designing return-to-work plans in parallel with a returning employee’s ongoing cancer treatment is challenging, according...
CPD: Lesions plan – managing the skin condition hidradenitis suppurativa
Hidradenitis suppurativa is an inflammatory skin disease that causes painful lesions and scarring and which, though rare, can have disabling...
CPD: Assessment centre – functional assessments within occupational health
A functional assessment is a key part of any occupational health consultation, yet effective history-taking is something many coming into...
Occupational health research round-up: June 2019
Welding fumes increase lung cancer risk
Occupational exposure to welding fumes increases the risk of lung cancer, regardless of the...
