Guest blog for World Suicide Prevention Day by Martin Short, DI Head of Wellbeing, Diversity and Inclusion Although it has a happy ending, the following account describes a suicide attempt by a young person and my personal reflections on the mental health aftermath of this incident on a variety of…
Guest blog by Dr Paul J Nicholson OBE Recently, it is has become commonplace for some organisations to state that only around half of the UK workforce has access to occupational health services; however, the underlying data is unreliable and I propose that access is likely to have been overestimated…
Guest blog by Chris Attoe, Occupational Health Psychologist at Centre for Sustainable Working Life, Birkbeck, University of London and Head of Research & Development, Maudsley Learning, South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust Supporting health workers to return to work after a break or absence…
Guest blog by Dr Nikki Cordell "The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are." – Carl Gustav Jung In 1998, the Standing Committee of Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education recommended that all medical practitioners should have access to mentoring. In the report they define mentoring…
Author: Jennifer Yangley One in four employees in the UK report having a physical health condition, while one in five of those employees also report having a mental health condition, Public Health England reveals. Poor employee health negatively impacts productivity and business profits due to…
Guest blog by Dr Finola Ryan and Dr Rachel Edgar Work-related contact dermatitis and the COVID-19 pandemic The effects of frequent handwashing and glove use on skin health in healthcare workers (HCWs) are well-recognised: Work-related contact dermatitis quickly established itself as a significant…
Guest blog by Adrian Wakeling, Senior Policy Adviser, Acas A billion pounds. Ten billion. Or what about £28.5 billion? There, I’ve got your attention. Conflict costs the UK £28.5 billion a year – or £1,000 for each employee. This includes everything from a disagreement with a colleague or manager…
Long read: In this guest blog, in anticipation of our Perspectives on Long COVID and work Online Summit on 29th March, Lesley Macniven, Long Covid Support campaigner and Employment Working Group Chair and Long Covid Scotland Network Co-Founder, explores the complex emerging issues around work and…
Guest blog by Dr Paul Nicholson OBE and Dr Dil Sen Expert groups have been urging governments to recognise the risk of aerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and to provide healthcare workers with better respiratory protective equipment (RPE). Our editorial recently published in the SOM’s journal…
Guest blog by Julie Luff, Lead Occupational Health Practitioner, Flintshire County Council It seems so long ago now back in February 2020 when all service heads within my Local Authority (LA) were called by the Chief Executive (CE) to an emergency planning meeting. We were appraised of the latest…
Guest blog by Sandra Morse-Weaver, Occupational Health Manager, Wales & West Utilities I am a reflective thinker. Anyone who knows me will agree that I’ll do my research and balance my arguments before I approach something worthwhile, so when I was asked to write a blog about leadership in…
Guest blog by Deborah Garlick, Henpicked: Menopause in the Workplace This year’s International Women’s Day has the theme of #ChooseToChallenge, with the idea being that with challenge comes change. And I am choosing to challenge the notion that menopause affects half the population. It can affect…