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13 May 2020
Guest blog by Dr Noreen Tehrani, Occupational Health Psychologist
Organisations face increasing uncertainty and challenges created by the devastating impact of the COVID-19 virus. Attention is now moving to the relaxation of lockdown restrictions, considering what...
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11 May 2020SOM members now have access to a free app finder new app library. The app finder has been developed by ORCHA, the world’s leading health app evaluation and advisor organisation. It will allow members to find the best apps to support the health and wellbeing of their clients during the coronavirus crisis...
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07 May 2020
Guest blog by Professor Richard Preece
It was good to read James’ blog on preparing OH support to NHS Nightingale North West Hospital (NNH)....
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30 April 2020Experts have said that given the lack of evidence available on the COVID-19 virus a precautionary approach should be followed, with the adoption of good occupational hygiene principles to protect workers. In order to do this a higher level of respiratory protective equipment should be provided to healthcare workers...
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29 April 2020The safety of thousands of British workers has been put at risk during the COVID-19 pandemic because they have been denied standard health and safety protection, says one of the UK’s leading experts in occupational health medicine, in...
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29 April 2020
Guest blog by Dr James Quigley, Medical Director, Healthwork
Dr James Quigley shares his experiences of supporting the executive leadership team at NHS Nightingale North West (NHSN NW) to set up a pop-up OH service for the field hospital...
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28 April 2020
By Dr Yvette Martyn
On 28th April 2020 it is the World Day for Safety and Health at Work. The ...
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28 April 2020As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, The Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM) is today renewing its call for the UK government to prevent any further work-related deaths.
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22 April 2020
Guest blog by Lt General Louis Lillywhite, Chatham House and Occupational Medicine Consultant
The COVID -19 outbreak has already disrupted the global economy, and the demand for hospital care is exceeding the capacity of many nations’ health systems. The...
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14 April 2020
Guest blog by Prof Alison Leary, Professor of Healthcare and Workforce Modelling at London South Bank University
The recent COVID-19 situation has exacerbated a workforce crisis in healthcare. A global workforce shortage of occupations such as nursing1 mean that...