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Title: World Sleep Day 2025
14 March 2025Today is World Sleep Day 2025. SOM has created an information sheet on snoring and sleep apnoea - download here.
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13 March 2025
By Dr Lara Shemtob
The Health Foundation’s Final Report of the Commission for Healthier Working Lives was published on Monday offering a compelling...
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28 February 2025SOM has launched a Consensus document on fatigue risk management, authored by Dr Bernadette Dalton and the North-west NHS Occupational Physicians group. Download the document ...
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20 February 2025
Guest blog by Nigel Lloyd, Senior Research Fellow - PHIRST Connect, University of Hertfordshire
Employee health and wellbeing in the UK is far from ideal. Post-pandemic, there has been a rise in the number of working-age people leaving the workforce, with long-term...
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11 February 2025
Guest blog by Grace Gimson
In today’s work environment, prioritising the physical and mental wellbeing of employees is essential for any organisation aiming to thrive. Companies are increasingly recognising the importance of adopting a proactive...
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11 February 2025Registration is now open for the SOM/FOM Annual Conference: Occupational Health 2025. The conference will take place 17th-18th June in Brighton. Book your place here. ...
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Title: Return-to-Work Guidance for Occupational Health: Practical Tips for Time-Limited Consultations05 February 2025
Guest blog by Lynne Drumm, Lisa Harrison and Jo Vallom-Smith
Supporting employees in their return to work (RTW) is a core function of occupational health physicians (OHPs) and occupational health advisers (OHAs). Often, these conversations happen in brief, one-off consultations,...
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28 January 2025
Guest blog by Cat Blake
98% of mothers want to work, dispelling the myth that women do not want to return after having children.
But, within three years of having children, 85% leave full-time employment, and 19% leave...
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23 January 2025
Guest blog by Dr Paul J Nicholson OBE
The SOM report Occupational Health: The Value Proposition (OHVP) collates...
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21 January 2025
The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, the Royal College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions Federation have published their 2025 consensus statement as follows:
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