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SOM is concerned about government cuts to pledges to support the health and social care workforce. There are currently 250,000 vacancies across health and social care. Working conditions in both sectors are...
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If you are experienced in occupational health (OH) nursing or work in OH as an allied health professional and want to support the specialty, SOM, the National School of Occupational Health and providers such...
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With increasing concerns around the working conditions and psychological wellbeing of staff in the NHS, questions have been raised about how best to support staff wellbeing. Research is...
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Experts today welcomed the ‘unprecedented’ focus on workplace health in this year’s Budget which places occupational health (OH) expertise at the heart of strategies to tackle workforce drop-outs due to ill health...
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Ill-health in the UK is a key contributor for people dropping out of the workforce (especially the over 50s) -...
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* Organisations to receive up to £100,000 to help with challenges small businesses and self-employed face with ill health at work
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Dr Shriti Pattani, SOM President, provided evidence to this committee. She described the economic, social and individual case for providing occupational health (OH) support and services in the workplace...
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This is a five-year strategy to improve the health and wellbeing services for NHS people, to keep them safe and healthy, and empowered to pass good care onto patients. This forms part of the NHS’s ambition for a...
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Recent publicity about the issue of workers with health conditions falling out of work is welcome. A seminar hosted by SOM on...
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At the SOM AGM in June it was agreed that SOM membership from 2023 should include online access to the Journal of Occupational Medicine as a default benefit of membership, with rates frozen for 2023 at £217/year.
The AGM...