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30 May 2024The next General Election will be held on 4th July. For many years, SOM has been collaborating closely with policymakers from all parties to advocate for occupational health (OH) and we will continue to do so post-Election, when a new Government is in place. The months leading up to an election often see MPs and...
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01 May 2024SOM is calling for support for people to stay in, and return to, work though investment in universal access to occupational health.
This should be alongside support (such as work-focused coaching) to help people, such as those with mental...
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19 April 2024Prime Minister Rt Hon Rishi Sunak, MP announced plans today to review the fit note system for people not well enough to work. ...
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15 April 2024SOM is delighted that cuts to Practitioner Health have been reversed. NHS England (NHSE) yesterday announced that the service would be extended by 12 months while a wider review is carried out....
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21 March 2024
Guest blog by Karin Brawn
Spare a thought for the small business owner. They must secure a continuing revenue stream and stay ahead of the curve. They must also know about health and safety, risk, employment law, tax, and...
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18 March 2024Registration is now open for Occupational Health 2024, with the theme of “Leading OH into the Future”. Book your place here.
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05 March 2024
Reforming policy to promote good work and health - HR and OH working together
A SOM CIPD House of Lords roundtable on 28th February
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19 February 2024The Office of National Statistics report a large increase in economically inactive households and worklessness since 2019. A significant proportion of this is due to Post-COVID Syndrome (Long COVID).
As a follow-up to the highly cited 2020 COVID-19 themed issue, the Occupational...
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12 February 2024
Guest blog by Suzanne Clarkson
Psychosocial risk management is vital but will not (on its own) automatically result in a happy, healthy, and thriving workforce; all of which can be encapsulated in the term ‘employee wellbeing’. Balance and joined-...
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08 February 2024
Guest blog by Ann-Marie Adiku, Occupational Health Nurse
My journey to occupational health (OH) began in 2021. My skin condition had flared up to the point where it became difficult to work safely and effectively as a nurse in a clinical setting with patients. I...