How can the NHS significantly reduce its sickness absence rates and get its people back to work? Nic Paton investigates.
Musculoskeletal disorders
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Employers with good workplace safety records could pay less tax and win more government contracts under new EU plans.
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As president of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine, Professor David Coggon is pivotal in shaping the future of OH services. Interview by Noel O'Reilly.
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Does introducing a healthy lifestyle programme into the workplace really have any effect? A Dublin-based OH service put a pilot programme to the test to evaluate its effectiveness. Mary Devaney and Dr Peter Noone report.
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When an SME turned to the NHS to help it overcome the delay in renewing drivers’ licences, health promotion was...
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Category judge: Judith Howard-Rees RGN OHNC Cert Management MIOSH, director, Gipping Occupational Health, OH specialist
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Snow sports head injuries
Serious head injuries among alpine skiers and snowboarders have risen over the past 15 years,... -
Category judge: Christina Butterworth, health risk manager, BG Group HSSE
Christina Butterworth has worked in OH for 18 years. Her... -
Occupational health standards have been published for the construction industry, giving employers benchmarks against which to measure their activities for...
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Category judge: Judy Cook, general manager health services, British AirwaysJudy Cook worked in acute clinical care settings in London and...
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Absence management refers to sickness-related or unauthorised absence from work.
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Human resources can use many statistics to demonstrate return on investment. There are others that show that no-one is actually working…
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Occupational health is going for gold in a bid to win the race for safety in the construction industry for the London 2012 Olympics and beyond. Nic Paton reports.
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Francesca Machen looks at how recent initiatives are helping to improve health and safety in the construction industry.
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Think-tank calls on government to give more priority to fighting musculoskeletal disorders
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonThe government needs to give greater priority to tackling musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), including doing more to encourage employers to provide...