Blogs

This month, SOM hosted a peer support training workshop for members. From February, we will be letting you know who you can go to for peer support, if you need it. SOM has been approached by the National Training Programme Director (England and Wales), Dr Harj Kaul, who suggested we support junior…

We’ve seen a step up in SOM’s national influence and advocacy recently, demonstrated by an event hosted recently by the SOM’s patron, Lord Blunkett, at the House of Lords. The event was attended by representatives from key stakeholders such as the CBI, CIPD, Public Health England, Disability Groups…

Our joint campaign with the Faculty of Occupational Medicine – Why Occupational Health is now live. We now also have our Why Occupational Health Facebook page for you to share with friends and colleagues. The campaign is aimed at promoting the importance of understanding occupational health to GPs…

Dr Robin Cordell, SOM Past President, has outlined his views to local enterprise networks on the value of supporting older works in work. In his feature for the LEP Network, Dr Cordell wrote: “To support businesses in recruiting and retaining older workers in work, occupational health professionals…