Clinical governance

What does an occupational health service in police and fire and rescue services look like and what should it include?

Our CPD article considers the challenges of developing an occupational health service for NHS staff, some of which are also...

Leading OH nurse and academic Neil Loach will this autumn receive a singular accolade – becoming a Queen’s Nurse (QN),...

The Faculty of Occupational Medicine (FOM) has named its next president, Dr Robin Cordell, who will take over from Professor Steve Nimmo.

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is carrying out research to gauge how it can better support practice learning for nursing students.

Occupational health, safety and wellbeing teams must work together to form truly multidisciplinary teams within an organisation. Understanding how and...

Why can't the occupational health profession alleviate some of the burden on GPs and refer patients to NHS services?

The British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS) is launching a new series of occupational hygiene qualifications as part of a significant...

New guidelines recommend the use of CBT for menopause symptoms including hot flushes, problems sleeping and night sweats.

Better-defined titles for how occupational health nurses can describe themselves have been developed by the Faculty of Occupational Health Nursing...

New standards have been launched for SEQOHS, the occupational health accreditation scheme, which will come into effect from November.
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The Faculty of Occupational Health Nursing is launching a new accreditation scheme that will enable OH nurses to use a...

Eight digitally enabled therapies to treat mental ill health, including depression and anxiety disorders, in adults have been conditionally recommended...

A body representing physiotherapists has issued a warning about platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection training courses, suggesting that one-day courses are insufficient.

The Faculty of Occupational Health Nursing has published a list of FAQs designed to help occupational health nurses better understand consent and confidentiality.