Blog Posts

  • Norman Lamb MP becomes Patron of the SOM

    We are pleased to announce that Norman Lamb MP has agreed to become the second Patron of the SOM. Norman is the Liberal Democrat MP for North Norfolk and joins Lord Blunkett as a Patron of the Society. He has also agreed to be the after...

  • Renewing your SOM membership

    Your membership is open for renewal from now until the end of March 2018. If you pay by direct debit, renewal will occur automatically and a payment will be made on or around 1 February. If not, you can renew by credit/debit card now by...

  • Renew your membership for 2018

    Your membership is open for renewal from now until the end of March 2018. If you pay by direct debit, renewal will occur automatically and a payment will be made on or around 1 February. If not, you can renew by credit/debit card now by...

  • Who cares for the carers?

    Guest blog from Jocelyn Cornwell, Chief Executive of The Point of Care Foundation

    In recent years we have seen more and more stories about the difficulties of working in healthcare. For the majority who work in...

  • SOM membership increases to over 1500

    The Society of Occupational Medicine has increased its membership by more than 150 since August 2017, with membership currently standing at just over 1560.

    SOM members include occupational health physicians, nurses,...

  • Government launches plans to transform disability employment

    The government has launched plans to transform disability employment over the next ten years. The plans, which seek to increase the number of disabled people in work, include appointing an Expert Working Group on Occupational Health to...

  • Supporting the Government’s agenda to improve health at work

    The Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM) was pleased to have had the opportunity to contribute to the Government’s Green Paper on work,...

  • Save the Date: Occupational Health 2018, 25th-27th June

    Save the date for the Society of Occupational Medicine / Faculty of Occupational Medicine conference 'Occupational Health 2018', 25th - 27th June in London.

    For...

  • 'What is Good Work?' discussion at the House of Lords

    On Tuesday 7th November, the Society of Occupational Medicine joined the Carnegie UK Trust and the College of Medicine for a discussion on 'What is Good Work?'  Representatives from the policy, health, business, trade union and academic...

  • Time to put occupational health research into public policy

    SOM CEO Nick Pahl reports on the International Symposium on Epidemiology in Occupational Health (EPICOH) conference in Edinburgh in August. The conference saw occupational health epidemiologists from across the world meet to present...

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