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08 March 2018Guest blog from Hugh Robertson, Head of Health and Safety, TUC
Discussing what is likely to happen after Brexit is just crystal-ball gazing. The truth is that no-one has any idea what the post transition landscape will look like, and that includes those who are negotiating our future.
What is more useful than just...
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08 February 2018The government has responded to The Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices.
The full government response...
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10 January 2018SOM are looking for people who have benefited from occupational health to be part of a pilot user group that will meet twice in 2018.
Initial meetings could cover current issues around health and work from personal experience; a review of SOM policy work, a review of SOM's strategy and priorities and starting a case study project to...
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09 January 2018We are pleased to announce that Norman Lamb MP has agreed to become the second Patron of the SOM. Norman is the Liberal Democrat MP for North Norfolk and joins Lord Blunkett as a Patron of the Society. He has also agreed to be the after Dinner speaker for the SOM...
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Title: Renewing your SOM membership
02 January 2018Your membership is open for renewal from now until the end of March 2018. If you pay by direct debit, renewal will occur automatically and a payment will be made on or around 1 February. If not, you can renew by credit/debit card now by logging in to...
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02 January 2018Your membership is open for renewal from now until the end of March 2018. If you pay by direct debit, renewal will occur automatically and a payment will be made on or around 1 February. If not, you can renew by credit/debit card now by logging in to...
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Title: Who cares for the carers?
22 December 2017Guest blog from Jocelyn Cornwell, Chief Executive of The Point of Care Foundation
In recent years we have seen more and more stories about the difficulties of working in healthcare. For the majority who work in the NHS, pay restraint has been particularly keenly felt, and for the public it is perhaps the most visible...
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22 December 2017The Society of Occupational Medicine has increased its membership by more than 150 since August 2017, with membership currently standing at just over 1560.
SOM members include occupational health physicians, nurses, physiotherapists, and hygienists. For a full list of the healthcare professionals who can join SOM,...
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30 November 2017The government has launched plans to transform disability employment over the next ten years. The plans, which seek to increase the number of disabled people in work, include appointing an Expert Working Group on Occupational Health to champion, shape and drive a programme of work to take an in-depth look at the sector.
Read the...
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27 November 2017The Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM) was pleased to have had the opportunity to contribute to the Government’s Green Paper on work, health and disability earlier this year.
Since then, we have been working closely...