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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...
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11 March 2019Occupational Health 2019 - SOM/FOM Conference 17th-19th June, Bristol
Registration is now open for the upcoming...
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08 March 2019
Guest blog by Dr Kathleen Lin, Occupational Health Specialist Registrar, King’s College Hospital
I am now two months into my specialist registrar training in Occupational Medicine. I often get asked about how and why I decided that I wanted to pursue my career in...
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07 February 2019This document will be launched tomorrow at a roundtable to discuss how to best support small and medium enterprises with their workplace health.
Occupational health and HR professionals are a...
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24 January 2019Guest blog by Mark Hammar, ISO 45001 expert, AdviseraIn March 2018, ISO 45001 was released by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), becoming the internationally recognized requirements for implementing an Occupational Health & Safety Management System (...