SOM publications, covering key guidelines and reports on Occupational and Workplace Health, can be found here. Click on the titles to download.
Reports
A framework for managing the sudden and unexpected death of a colleague in a primary care setting Dec2024
Responding to the death by suicide of a colleague in primary care updated Jan 2025
Psychometric Assessments in Occupational Health January 2025
New SOM Suicide Postvention guidance September 2024
New Driving and Occupational Health guidance Aug 2024
New Long COVID Myth Buster document Mar 2024
Burnout in healthcare: risk factors and solutions Mar 2025
The Musculoskeletal (MSK) Health Toolkit for employers and further education institutions
Dupuytren’s Disease (DD) and work with hand-held vibrating tools
Long COVID and Return to Work - What Works
The Future of Work, Health, Wellbeing and Sustainability: Time to Act on Climate and Health
Occupational Health: The Value Proposition https://www.som.org.uk/sites/som.org.uk/files/Occupational_Health_The_Value_Proposition_March_2022_0.pdf
Presenteeism during the COVID-19 pandemic: Risk factors and solutions for employers https://www.som.org.uk/sites/som.org.uk/files/Presenteeism_during_the_COVID-19_pandemic_May_2021.pdf
COVID-19 return to work in the roadmap out of lockdown: guidelines for workers, employers and health practitioners https://www.som.org.uk/sites/som.org.uk/files/COVID-19_return_to_work_in_the_roadmap_out_of_lockdown_March_2021_front.pdf
Responding to the death by suicide of a colleague in Primary Care: A postvention framework https://www.som.org.uk/sites/som.org.uk/files/LTF_SOM_Responding_to_the_death_by_suicide_of_a_colleague_in_Primary_Care.pdf
The Mental Health and Wellbeing of Nurses and Midwives in the United Kingdom https://www.som.org.uk/sites/som.org.uk/files/The_Mental_Health_and_Wellbeing_of_Nurses_and_Midwives_in_the_United_Kingdom.pdf
Occupational Health: The Global Evidence and Value https://www.som.org.uk/sites/som.org.uk/files/Occupational_Health_the_Global_Value_and_Evidence_April_2018.pdf
The Value of Occupational Health Research: History, Evolution and Way Forward https://www.som.org.uk/sites/som.org.uk/files/SOM_Value_OH_Research_June2019.pdf
What could make a difference to the mental health of UK doctors? A review of the research evidence https://www.som.org.uk/sites/som.org.uk/files/LTF_SOM_mental_health_of_doctors.pdf
Factsheets/guidance leaflets
Machine learning - new guidance
Download SOM's guide to purchasing OH software.
Construction Worker Health Assessment Guidance
Evaluating and supporting Neurodifferences at work https://www.som.org.uk/sites/som.org.uk/files/Evaluating_and_supporting_Neurodifferences_at_work_March_2022.pdf
COVID-19 Work, worklessness and wellbeing factsheets https://www.som.org.uk/covid-19-work-worklessness-and-wellbeing-factsheets
COVID-19 return to work guide: For managers https://www.som.org.uk/COVID-19_return_to_work_guide_for_managers.pdf
COVID-19 return to work guide: For recovering workers https://www.som.org.uk/COVID-19_return_to_work_guide_for_recovering_workers.pdf
Mental Health Support for Small Business Owners and Team Leaders https://www.som.org.uk/Mental_Health_Support_for_Small_Business_Owners_and_Team_Leaders.pdf
Home Working and Display Screen Equipment (DSE) during COVID-19 https://www.som.org.uk/Home_Working_and_DSE_during_COVID-19_factsheet.pdf
What should Occupational Health Professionals know about Mental Health and COVID-19? https://www.som.org.uk/What_should_Occupational_Health_Professionals_know_about_Mental_Health_and_COVID-19_0.pdf
Looking after your mental wellbeing: A guide for Occupational Health Practitioners https://www.som.org.uk/sites/som.org.uk/files/Looking_after_your_mental_wellbeing_OH_practitioners-compressed.pdf