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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...
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...
CPD: Occupational health’s role following a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes
As our workforce ages and becomes more sedentary, type 2 diabetes is increasingly prevalent. As Soroyo Barnes and Anne Harriss...
Occupational health research round-up: October 2018
Developing a workplace mental health checklist
North American academics have developed a checklist to help line managers recognise changes in...
Crohn’s disease: considerations for a return to work following sickness absence
It is estimated the incurable, inflammatory bowel condition Crohn’s disease affects at least 115,000 people in the UK. Managing it...
Disappearing spires – why have OH university courses dropped by half this year?
As the new academic year gets underway, shock new statistics have revealed that university occupational health courses are down by...
Resource management – court case highlights occupational health grey area
A healthcare provider has recently been fined more than half-a-million pounds because its internal occupational health service was not deemed...
Understanding careers in occupational health
Occupational health can offer a huge variety of career and development routes and opportunities. The Society of Occupational Medicine is...
Managing lower back pain disorders
Low back disorders account for more than a third of all work-related musculoskeletal disorders, and occupational health can play an...
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...
Occupational health research round-up: July 2018
Cardiovascular disease and night work
Night work is associated with an increase in carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) amongst men, providing...
Merger of occupational health nursing bodies called off
The Faculty of Occupational Health Nursing (FOHN) and Association of Occupational Health Nurse Practitioners (AOHNP) have called off their planned...
Occupational health research round-up: June 2018
Supervisor support vital for workers living with chronic headaches
Employees living and working with chronic headaches are at high risk...
