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24 June 2020The Society of Occupational Medicine today welcomed its first nurse President, Professor Anne Harriss.
Professor Anne Harriss succeeds Dr Will Ponsonby as President at the SOM AGM, today. This follows a year as President Elect. Professor...
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18 June 2020Swift action is needed in the light of the COVID-19 crisis to ensure the UK population has access to occupational health (OH) advice and assessment. There is an opportunity now to positively influence the health and wellbeing of the working population and the prosperity of the UK....
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Title: Covid-age online toolkit17 June 2020
SOM advises the tool should only be used with clinical judgement and only the current table at https://alama.org.uk/covid-19-medical-risk-assessment/ should be used.
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Title: SOM COVID-19 summary update
16 June 2020The SOM is currently revising daily its COVID-19 advice sheet for members. This will be updated regularly, following weekly calls with members, discussions with stakeholders and SOM Council. Please check back for updates.
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Title: The new OH and HR Synergy: A formidable force to steer organisations through the COVID-19 crisis01 June 2020
Guest blog by Gail Henderson, HR Consultant
Occupational Health (OH) and Human Resource (HR) practitioners share a common goal of creating an open, honest and high performing workplace, where employee’s health and wellbeing are valued, not just in terms of...
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26 May 2020
Guest blog by Kathryn Hinchliff, Senior Practice Advisor at SafeLives
For the last two months the message has been clear: Stay At Home. But home is not a safe place for everyone, and that is particularly the case for families experiencing domestic abuse. Some of...
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22 May 2020
Guest blog by Dr. Finola Ryan and Dr. Lucia Batty
Workers with health conditions considered to make them extremely vulnerable to COVID-19 were advised by the government to observe ‘shielding’ for 12 weeks....
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20 May 2020
Guest blog by Dr Clare Fernandes
During lockdown, in general physical health comprises of exercise, diet and lifestyle, sleep and managing health conditions. Exercise is of particular importance as I think this has been impacted upon the...
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18 May 2020
Guest blog by Professor Kim Burton OBE, Lorraine Anderson-Cole and Jennifer Remnant
Supporting people back to work is not just about the economy - there are substantial personal and social benefits. These benefits though come from good jobs, jobs...
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18 May 2020Businesses can get free expert advice on how to make their workplaces COVID-secure, from The Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM).
With the support and input from several national organisations, SOM today launches a Returning...