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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 2024
The 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...
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05 February 2024
Guest blog by Sharon Isaac-Upton and Giulia Villanucci
Clean indoor air is essential for our health and wellbeing, offering relief to asthma and allergy sufferers and reducing disease transmission. This is especially important in clinical rooms...
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02 February 2024
Guest blog by Beverly Knops, Specialist Occupational Therapist
I have been working with people experiencing persistent symptoms following COVID-19 since 2020. At this point I was using the term ‘Post Viral Fatigue Syndrome.’ Following publication...
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31 January 2024
SOM and Versus Arthritis recently worked together to survey workplace health professionals, including nurses, occupational therapists, HR personnel and more, regarding what support was available for people with arthritis in employment.
Given that people with arthritis are 20% less...
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26 January 2024
More people than ever are off work due to ill health. Employee mental health and musculoskeletal issues are a particular concern for businesses, large and small. The government have responded by recognising the need for business to access occupational health. Now, more than ever, it is important to raise the...
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14 December 2023
The winners of the 2023 SOM Occupational Health Awards were announced last night. You can read about the winners in our...
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05 December 2023
To continue to receive SOM benefits, please renew your membership. Your membership is open for renewal from now until the end of March. If you pay by direct debit, renewal will occur automatically and a payment will be made on or around 1 February - you do not have to do anything.
If you are not on direct debit, you...