The NHS may welcome the demise of pre-employment health screening, but the OH facility must still assess employees’ needs. Nic...
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Universal pre-employment health screening (PEHS) of all NHS staff is outdated and a waste of occupational health’s time and resources,...
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The Department of Health (DH) is to undergo a radical shake up as it moves to slash bureaucracy in the NHS...
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A former police officer who claimed she was bullied by force bosses after being diagnosed with a voice condition has...
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Police forces could save up to hundreds of millions of pounds by: sharing back office functions such as HR; better use...
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Thousands of civil servants are expected to rush to apply for voluntary redundancy ahead of imposed changes to their severance...
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The Government is expected to introduce legislation later today (15 July 2010) aimed at reforming redundancy payments for 500,000 civil servants,...
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A new study has claimed government funding cuts in the police service could mean 60,000 police and civilian posts going...
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Spending cuts have meant Strathclyde Police, Scotland’s largest force, has imposed an instant recruitment freeze, The Scotsman has reported.Strathclyde Police...
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A new service has been launched to help NHS Trusts respond to the Department of Health’s new employee Health and...
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The NHS in England is to undergo one of its biggest ever restructures, the government has announced.
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More than 30 police officers are paid more than the prime minister, despite much publicised cost-cutting measures and threats to...
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Florence Nightingale's centenary reminds us that she set standards in nursing. Does it follow that OH nursing should be a degree-level profession?
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This year sees the 100th anniversary of the death of Florence Nightingale. Katie Oakley looks at how she used statistics to support her practice and her legacy for OH.
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The Metropolitan Police should no longer be labelled “institutionally racist”, but white men are still more likely to be promoted,...