OH employment law

The Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM) is offering a new medical malpractice indemnity policy for nurses who work in occupational...

A document from the Society of Occupational Medicine explains the occupational health value proposition for potential purchasers of services. Nic...

Return to work after myocardial infarction involves occupational health assessment of fitness to work, the nature of the role and...

On 10 May, a joint event run by the Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM) and the Royal Society of Medicine...

Occupational health doctors welcomed the General Medical Council’s (GMC’s) publication in January of revised guidance on confidentiality for all doctors...

Public Health England (PHE) has set out a new blueprint for occupational health nurse education, designed to respond to the...

The Equality Act 2010 introduced a ban on pre-employment medical screening before a job offer is made. Six years on,...

The EU referendum vote has led to financial, economic and political turmoil. But how will Brexit affect UK occupational health...

The Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) should be on the “signposting resource list” of all OH practitioners. OH adviser Jane Fairburn,...

Friday 29 April is On your feet Britain day, which aims to raise awareness of the ill-effects of sedentary working....

Occupational health can play a key role when an employee is returning to the workplace after cancer treatment. Emily Gilkes...

An employer did not commit discrimination arising from disability against a job applicant whose job offer to work at a...

A Ministry of Defence (MoD) employee was fairly dismissed for making public appearances as a medium while on sick leave,...

Occupational health adviser Lorraine Warren looks at the sometimes difficult issue of when to divulge patient information.
Consent is a...

One-third of NHS trusts are failing to instruct staff to use safety devices “wherever possible” in their sharps policies, despite...