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16 December 2024The winners of the 2024 SOM Occupational Health Awards were announced on Thursday 12th December at our Awards Reception in Manchester. You can read about the winners in our Awards Pack.
- Outstanding Occupational Health Team, sponsored by...
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02 December 2024SOM recognises that there are some good pointers for the future in the Get Britain Working White Paper, but was disappointed not to see Occupational Health (OH) clearly stated to support prevention of work related ill health....
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07 November 2024NEBOSH has invested £80,000 in a project to tackle one of the world's most dangerous occupations: artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM).
The project – coordinated by the International Occupational Medicine Society Collaborative (IOMSC) and supported by...
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30 October 2024The Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM) welcomes the Budget focus on supporting people in and into work, and the related announcement by the Chancellor of 28th October of “Building a Britain where...
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18 October 2024Guest blog by Emma Persand, SOM Diversity & Inclusion vice chair
World Menopause Day provides an opportunity to advance workplace support for women’s health.
This week SOM launched its...
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27 September 2024Guest blog by Affinity Health at Work as part of the Project OSCAR team
Stress accounts for almost half of all cases of work-related ill-health and of all working days lost due to illness (...
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26 September 2024
Guest blog by Janet O'Neill, Deputy Head of the National School of Occupational Health
Before I entered occupational health (OH) I felt stagnant. As a school and agency nurse at the time, I focused on the next shift and not much else. Nurse...
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25 September 2024
Guest blog by Clare-Louise Knox, Founder & CEO at See Her Thrive
For most of my career, I have been battling Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD). PMDD is not just “PMS". It is a crippling condition that, at times, completely derailed my...
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24 September 2024Guest blog by Phil Webb, CEO TAC Healthcare
In today's work environment, Occupational Health (OH) has never been more crucial. As businesses navigate the complexities of employee wellbeing, regulatory compliance, and productivity demands, OH providers have elevated...
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24 September 2024
The Smart Clinic is a specialist provider of occupational health and corporate wellbeing packages to organisations around the UK. We explore one of their client case studies to see how occupational health made a difference to their client’s business, reducing absence costs by 60% and saving them around £1.38m per year...