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21 April 2022The Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM) is delighted to welcome Lord Popat as a Patron of the SOM. Lord Popat joins Lord Blunkett, Dame Carol Black, and Sir Norman Lamb as SOM Patrons.
SOM looks forward to welcoming Lord Popat at the launch of a...
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11 April 2022
Guest blog by Marisa Dissanayake
65% of employees at the average company are suffering some level of work-related back pain, neck pain or other musculoskeletal (MSK) issue. A recent...
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24 March 2022A new guide Evaluating and supporting Neurodifferences at work is now available from The Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM). It is a product of the SOM Occupational Health Psychology Special Interest Group (SIG) and has been launched during Neurodiversity Celebration Week...
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23 March 2022Occupational Health: The Value Proposition reports are launched today in Australia, New Zealand, and the UK. These discuss the three broad reasons (legal, moral, and financial) why employers provide workers with access to occupational health services and summarises the best available...
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09 March 2022
Guest blog by Dan Williams
Losing my eyesight was challenging, scary and disconcerting and having to change the way I do things, adapt to new challenges, and learn new skills was exhausting. One of the most difficult aspects was...
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03 March 2022With the end of Government restrictions[1], we are entering a new era of personal and business responsibility with regards to COVID-19. Employers are trying to work out the balance between looking after workers, understanding where legal duties lie...
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24 February 2022
Guest blog by Maddie Wrench, Communications Manager at The Liminal Space
Learning about our own sleep health can be the first step towards a better, healthier working experience. Minoritised communities have been hit by the pandemic even harder...
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21 February 2022
Top ten tips for avoiding legal problems in happy and healthy workplaces from legal expert Professor Diana Kloss MBE:
- Perform/update risk assessments for both physical and mental health, consulting HSE...
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01 February 2022The Government in England mandated that all social care workers should be vaccinated from 11 November 2021. Now a similar mandate is due to be introduced on 1 April 2022 for all NHS staff health and social care workers who have face to face contact with service users. There is some talk this may be delayed, but this...
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01 February 2022
Guest blog by Air Commodore David McLoughlin OBE QHS MStJ, SOM Past President
During my three years on the SOM Board, a key challenge was determining the future direction of the organisation and reviewing its strategy. Setting the future strategy for an organisation...