OH service delivery

This month’s “Ask OH” column looks at dilemmas about whether to provide first aid training and drug and alcohol testing,...

The vast majority of Occupational Health (OH) practitioners believe the Safe Effective Quality Occupational Health Standard (SEQOHS) accreditation standards are...

The launch of a body representing all occupational professionals and replacing the existing range of representative groups could be a...

As the contract for the new national Health and Work Service (HWS) has finally been awarded, Janet Patterson looks at...

“Disappointed”, “incredibly disappointed”, “deeply disappointed”, “short-sighted”, “sad”, “a great loss” – the response to the announcement in July that the...

Occupational health as a speciality and professional community needs to “reflect” on why there was not enough uptake or financial...

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) account for more than half of the UK’s private-sector workforce, yet few have access to...

The clock is ticking for occupational health (OH) practitioners to make their voice heard on the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s...

Since the launch of Commercial Occupational Health Providers’ Association (COHPA) a decade ago, occupational health provision has changed in many...

The Government is expected formally to announce this month which organisation it has appointed to take on the running of...

The value of occupational health (OH) within the workplace has been highlighted by a number of surveys and research.
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Public Health England (PHE) has thrown its weight and funding behind the ongoing work by the Council for Work and...

Independent occupational health adviser Lindsey Hall discusses the expectation to provide a high level of care in a short amount...

National audits are rapidly becoming an established part of the occupational health (OH) landscape, especially in the NHS. Nic Paton...

Occupational therapists (OTs) and occupational health professionals are frequently mistaken for each other. OTs Jain Holmes and Anne Byrne aim...