How useful is the occupational health evidence base in practice? Nic Paton asks the experts.What should be the evidence base...
Occupational Health
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The OH profession’s remit is expanding, but many employers are unsure what it is all about. It is time to define...
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The joint conference of the Society of Occupational Medicine and the Royal College of Nursing took place in Brighton on...
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Although occupational health was not targeted in government cuts, it will be caught in the cross-fire. Nic Paton reports.It is fair...
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Manual handling injuries could be avoided by using assessment tools, say Walter Brennan and Petrus du Plessis.According to the Health...
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Co-editor of the BOHRF review of occupational contact dermatitis defends claims made against it in Occupational Health in October 2010.In...
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Is it a coincidence that welfare benefits are changing while pre-employment health screening is being removed? I agree with the...
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From Christmas fare to fair allocation of resources, make your choice carefully.At this time of year we think carefully about...
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Introduced to considerable fanfare last year, fit notes were intended to reduce the number of people on long-term sickness absence...
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An online search for “workplace stress” returns an indigestible 1.5 million results, so whether you are suffering from it or managing...
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A new voluntary, independent register for health and safety consultants was launched in January, and is hoped to become a...
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The work of a raft of occupational health and safety groups has been recognised in the latest Royal Society for...
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British firms remain deeply concerned about the burden of health and safety legislation, and are particularly worried about additional red tape...
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There needs to be a much clearer strategy put in place to increase the number of nurses considering a career...
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The Government has announced “a major review” of sickness absence in the UK, as well as committing itself to spending...