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Ill-health in the UK is a key contributor for people dropping out of the workforce (especially the over 50s) -...
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* Organisations to receive up to £100,000 to help with challenges small businesses and self-employed face with ill health at work
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Dr Shriti Pattani, SOM President, provided evidence to this committee. She described the economic, social and individual case for providing occupational health (OH) support and services in the workplace...
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This is a five-year strategy to improve the health and wellbeing services for NHS people, to keep them safe and healthy, and empowered to pass good care onto patients. This forms part of the NHS’s ambition for a...
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Recent publicity about the issue of workers with health conditions falling out of work is welcome. A seminar hosted by SOM on...
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At the SOM AGM in June it was agreed that SOM membership from 2023 should include online access to the Journal of Occupational Medicine as a default benefit of membership, with rates frozen for 2023 at £217/year.
The AGM...
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SOM is calling for organisations to take a strategic, planned, approach to managing Long COVID in the workforce. There needs to be early, appropriate intervention, using...
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With the NHS under continuing pressure, occupational health (OH) experts have called on businesses to rethink how they tackle Long COVID and mental health issues in the workplace.
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- New poll finds 68% UK adults think occupational health is important but just 10% believe some current workplace health & wellbeing services important
- Ill health cost £10.6 billion...
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The SOM welcomes the Department of Work and Pension’s changes in July...