Practice nurse Julie Lennon gained competence and confidence from an e-learning Open University course on musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and believes...
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Nurses collaborating on the development of a Faculty of Occupational Health Nursing (FOHN) have appointed a leadership team and set...
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Diane Romano-Woodward, president of the Association of Occupational Health Nurse Practitioners (UK) (AOHNP), took the helm in November 2014. It...
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The Association of Occupational Nurse Practitioners (UK) (AOHNP) is to invest £8,000 to kick-start the development of a new Faculty...
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With Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) revalidation fast approaching, the Association of Occupational Health Nurse Practitioners UK (AOHNP) has put...
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Occupational health practitioners should always be on the lookout for psychosocial workplace hazards. Noreen Tehrani explains more.
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Single occupational health body “no” vote: where does this leave the profession?
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonMany were surprised when members of the Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM) and the Faculty of Occupational Medicine (FOM) voted...
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The Association of Occupational Health Nurse Practitioners (AOHNP) held its 2014 annual meeting and good practice forum in November in...
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Occupational health nurses could have their own faculty of OH nursing within the next 18 months to two years, if...
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With a predicted seven billion mobile smartphone owners worldwide by the end of 2014 (according to International Telecommunication Union figures...
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Anne Harriss looks back at the history of the nursing profession, and examines some of the implications associated with professional...
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As OH becomes ever more collaborative and multidisciplinary, it is going to be increasingly important to ensure that the voice...
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Occupational health doctors vote against plans for united body embracing OH nurses
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonThe Society of Occupational Medicine has pledged to work closely with OH nurses “to find out how it can better...
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Requirements for lorry drivers are specific in terms of safe working, but also draw on many commonly used occupational health...
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New to Occupational Health (OH) and struggling in an isolated role? Need advice but worried you might ask a stupid...