Clinical governance

Recent guidance recommended the promotion of mindfulness training to help develop mentally healthy workplaces, but what does this mean in...

The Growing Occupational Health programme was launched within NHS England and Improvement last year and offers OH professionals a chance...

Occupational health must have a strategic leadership role and remain at the forefront of business operations as the nation learns to live with Covid-19, one of the country’s top workplace health experts has urged.

Long Covid presented Lesley Macniven with a unique opportunity for her to develop her leadership skills in an area outside of her usual profession.

Proposed new education standards for specialist community public health nursing (SCPHN) and specialist practice qualifications (SPQs) have received significant support...

These CPD activities are designed to be read and used in conjunction with the article CPD: Setting up your own occupational health business.

Health professionals who encounter someone who has self-harmed should refer them to a mental health specialist for a formal assessment as soon as possible.

With work increasingly recognised as a valuable health outcome in its own right, an effective occupational health service can add...

Pregnant women are being encouraged to talk to health professionals, including occupational health practitioners, about Covid-19 vaccinations, and should be...

Since its launch more than a decade ago, the SEQOHS accreditation scheme has become the gold standard by which an...

The pandemic has shone a light on the stark contrasts in healthcare for employers with overseas staff, highlights Sarah Dennis....

Why do employers often allow HR professionals to make clinical judgments? Ian Houston explores why this responsibility needs to sit with occupational health.

Six in 10 patients with ‘red flag’ cancer symptoms, including lumps and bleeding, are not being referred by GPs to...

These extra CPD activities and resources relate to the article CPD: Covid-19 and risk assessment within construction, by OH nurse...

Organisational or service-level stress audits can help to identify and address causes of work-related stress and, from there, support appropriate...