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Title: Call to level up access to Occupational Health as Minister for Disabled People visits OH services
19 May 2022The Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM) welcomed the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work Chloe Smith MP to Occupational Health (OH) departments at Transport for London and Guys and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust on 17th May.
SOM...
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16 May 2022
Top 10 tips for meeting drug and alcohol legal requirements for happy and healthy workplaces by Toxicology Consultant Helen Vangikar:
- Create the policy in collaboration with key stakeholders....
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Title: Access to Work Mental Health Support Service: Personalised support for workforce mental health13 May 2022
Mental health remains the leading cause of sickness absence, with an estimated 70 million work days lost annually due to mental health problems in the UK, costing employers approximately £2.4 billion per year*.
The pandemic has accentuated the problem - with more employees...
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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...