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15 July 2019Leading occupational health (OH) organisations have today welcomed the launch of the Government’s consultation on improving health at work alongside proposed changes to improve...
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24 June 2019By Yvette Martyn
Football players could be at risk of developing cognitive problems from heading the ball and from experiencing concussions. However, researchers have told delegates at Occupational...
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20 June 2019The winners of the inaugural SOM Occupational Health Awards were announced this week at the annual SOM/FOM Occupational Health conference in Bristol.
The awards were presented at the SOM AGM, alongside the SOM Golden Jubilee travel award, the ESSO prize winning article of the ...
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18 June 2019Today at the SOM/FOM Occupational Health 2019 conference, a new wellbeing report was launched by Dr Jenny Napier.
To view and download your free copy of the report 'The Future of Occupational Health - building wellbeing into organisational life'...
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13 June 2019In May, the Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM), Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) and Vocational Rehabilitation Association (VRA) held a joint symposium in Birmingham entitled ‘Good Work for Good...
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10 June 2019
Guest blog by Tom Buckland, Head of Content at Inspire Me
Almost everyone who has ever had a job will have a story of a terrible boss, an office screaming match or a woeful tale of stolen credit and fractured teams – but recent...
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Title: Fitness to drive24 May 2019
Guest blog by Dr Nick Jenkins, Senior DVLA Doctor
Around 48 million people hold a GB driving licence and individuals depend greatly upon their ability to drive for their employment, their day to day lives and socially.
There can, however, be...
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14 May 2019
Guest blog by Deborah Garlick
Menopause is nothing new. Indeed, it’s a natural part of a woman’s life as she transitions from one phase to the next and her balance of hormones changes. But what is new – thankfully – is the increasing focus that many employers are placing on...
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26 April 2019
Guest blog by Martin Short, Head of Wellbeing, Diversity and Inclusion. MoD Business Unit
In July 2018, following an 18-month secondment to the What Works Centre for Wellbeing, I returned to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to design a wellbeing programme for a large MoD business unit of some 5000 staff spread over a...
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25 April 2019As part of SOM’s education and training offer to its members, SOM hosts webinars through the year on topics of interest with subject experts to occupational health professionals. SOM webinars are web based, using the internet to connect individuals hosting the webinar to an audience of viewers and listeners from all over...