OH employment law
Putting workplace drug and alcohol testing in the spotlight
How effective is random drug and alcohol testing, especially outside the safety-critical environment? And with cannabis oils now complicating the...
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: The heat is on – managing thermal comfort and the menopause
Menopausal symptoms can affect all older women and some aged below 45, and can pose challenges for individuals and employers...
How to manage conflict and confrontation
Conflict and confrontation often occur together. Neither is very pleasant, but both are part of our working and home lives....
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...
Spelling out the occupational health value proposition to business
A document from the Society of Occupational Medicine explains the occupational health value proposition for potential purchasers of services. Nic...
Return to work after myocardial infarction case study
Return to work after myocardial infarction involves occupational health assessment of fitness to work, the nature of the role and...
Conference sheds light on global issues in occupational health
On 10 May, a joint event run by the Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM) and the Royal Society of Medicine...
Occupational health confidentiality: doctors welcome revised GMC guidance
Occupational health doctors welcomed the General Medical Council’s (GMC’s) publication in January of revised guidance on confidentiality for all doctors...
PHE blueprint for occupational health nurse education sets standards for future OH training
Public Health England (PHE) has set out a new blueprint for occupational health nurse education, designed to respond to the...
Tips for dealing with difficult pre-employment medical screening issues
The Equality Act 2010 introduced a ban on pre-employment medical screening before a job offer is made. Six years on,...
Will Brexit be good or bad for UK occupational health and safety?
The EU referendum vote has led to financial, economic and political turmoil. But how will Brexit affect UK occupational health...
Citizens Advice Bureau: an occupational health resource
The Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) should be on the “signposting resource list” of all OH practitioners. OH adviser Jane Fairburn,...
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