Guest blog by Dr Jenny Napier Dr Ivan Ivanov, who leads the World Health Organization (WHO) global programme for Occupational and Workplace Health, gave international SOM members plenty of food for thought in his January webinar. The wonderfully global audience included delegates from India…
Guest blog by Martin Short MCIPD, Defence Intelligence Head of Wellbeing, Diversity and Inclusion In early 2018 Defence Intelligence (DI), a large MoD business unit of around 5000 staff, began a new evidence-based Workplace Wellbeing programme. The core recommendations of the Farmer/Stevenson Review…
Guest blog by Will Jefferson, Founder of Performance Catalyst Ltd. Before I became a coach and created my own company, Performance Catalyst, I was a professional cricketer. I played for the England A team and three professional counties, Essex, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire. It was in my former…
Guest blog by Dr Elaine Wainwright, Bath Spa University a nd Professor Christopher Eccleston, University of Bath. It is important to take a lifespan approach if we want to better support people being meaningfully occupied when they live with ongoing pain. We need to understand more about how early…
Guest blog by Dr Louise Freeman, co-chair Doctors' Support Network The current pandemic has resulted in much discussion around the topic of doctors' mental health and how best to support those working on the healthcare frontline. One would hope that healthcare would define best practice in enabling…
Guest blog by Astrid Palmer MSc RGN ROH SCHPN In late September 2019, a cluster of unusual flu-like cases were reported to the WHO by the Chinese authorities. By the end of December, the phones and email inboxes were hot with calls and messages from senior researchers and clinicians all around the…
Guest blog by Dr Bernadette Paver Last week the news broke that there is a very real possibility of an effective vaccine for Coronavirus becoming available early next year. Stock markets jumped and although Donald Trump continued his insistence that the US election was rigged in his opponent’s favor…
Guest blog by Neil Greenberg, Professor of Defence Mental Health, King's College London There’s no doubt at all that since 1796, when Jenner first introduced a vaccine against smallpox, vaccination has saved countless lives. For me, it’s now almost impossible to imagine not protecting our children…
Guest blog by Dr Clare Fernandes, Chief Medical Officer, BBC Occupational health plays a vital role in supporting employers to plan and implement an effective framework of health and wellbeing. COVID-19 has showcased the true value of occupational health, the value of which will last well beyond the…
Guest blog by Dr Rebecca Torry and Dr Alex Freeman, The Louise Tebboth Foundation When a member of a primary care team dies suddenly, there are considerable repercussions. About thirty people will work directly with the person who has died. Primary care teams are often part of a larger group with…
Guest blog by Colette Owen, Clinical Director, Bespoke Wellbeing Since lockdown, there has been a dramatic increase in working from home in some way or another. Pre-Coronavirus approximately 5% of the working population worked from home ( ONS, 2020); interim results from the Institute of Employment…
Guest blog by Dr Sunita Babu, Dr Ed Clapham, Dr Jason Sharif and Dr Tok Hussain, Healthwork Occupational health company, Healthwork, with the ECB created and managed the concept of ‘bio-safe bubbles’ at Emirates Old Trafford (Manchester), the Ageas Bowl (Southampton), Derbyshire County Cricket Club…