Clinical governance

During August, we are telling the stories of occupational health nurses who have come to the aid of the hard-pressed...

During August, we are telling the stories of occupational health nurses who have come to the aid of the hard-pressed...

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has warned that a range of commonly used painkillers for chronic...

The Society of Occupational Medicine has welcomed its first nurse president, Professor Anne Harriss, this week.
Harriss is the first...

Jean Raper, former chair of the Royal College of Nursing’s Society of Occupational Health Nursing group, course leader at Sheffield...

The British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS) has warned that it is concerned about the absence of clear government guidance on...

If occupational health practitioners are to shape the future, they need to understand both the profession’s past and its continuing...

Four in 10 doctors (41%) working on the frontline of the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic are experiencing poor mental...

Two workplace health bodies have given their support to the value of wearing face masks or coverings in public as...

Smokers with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) should be urged to stop smoking immediately or risk complications if they contract...

The Covid-19 pandemic has been, and continues to be, a challenging time for all professionals, not least those in occupational...

The UK “should have aimed for a target of zero work-caused fatalities” in the NHS and other essential services in...

Occupational health professionals are being left stressed and exhausted by the intense time and workload pressures put on them by...

As organisations and the government step up measures to reduce the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus, Professor Neil Greenberg, in...

Only three out of 10 (29.3%) NHS staff say their trust takes positive action on health and wellbeing, with many...