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This month, SOM hosted a peer support training workshop for members. From February, we will be letting you know who you can go to for peer support, if you need it. SOM has been approached by the National Training Programme Director (...
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We’ve seen a step up in SOM’s national influence and advocacy recently, demonstrated by an event hosted recently by the SOM’s patron, Lord Blunkett, at the House of Lords. The event was attended by representatives from key stakeholders...
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Our joint campaign with the Faculty of Occupational Medicine – Why Occupational Health is now live. We now also have our...
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The Faculty of Occupational Medicine and Society of Occupational Medicine welcome the Government green paper on work and disability which aims to address barriers to access to the workplace.
The Faculty of Occupational Medicine...
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Dr Robin Cordell, SOM Past President, has outlined his views to local enterprise networks on the value of supporting older works in work.
In his feature for the LEP Network, Dr Cordell wrote:
“To support businesses in...
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The Society of Occupational Medicine has welcomed Lord David Blunkett as its Patron as it works to improve the health of the UK’s workforce.
Given his previous roles as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Secretary of...
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The Faculty of Occupational Medicine and Society of Occupational Medicine have called for the government’s ‘Fit for Work’ initiative to allow employees to be referred earlier. The FOM and SOM welcome the Government’s focus on reducing...
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Dr Olivia Carlton has been awarded an OBE for services to Transport for London and Occupational Medicine in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.
Dr Carton was the first female president of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine and...
