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The global burden of Occupational Health (OH) issues is considerable. Fatal and non-fatal work-related injuries and illnesses worldwide equate to a cost of approximately €2680 billion, equivalent to 4% of the global GDP or the entire GDP of Great Britain. [i] Consequently, organisations, their…

Early bird registration is now open for the upcoming Occupational Health 2018 conference. The multidisciplinary event of the year, run jointly by the Society and Faculty of Occupational Medicine, will be coming to London’s Regent’s University from 25th–27th June. The conference boasts an excellent…

A new report has been published by the Centre for Ageing Better: A Silver Lining for the UK Economy? The intergenerational case for supporting longer working lives. The report argues that supporting people to remain in good quality work for longer will benefit individuals (in terms of living…

The government has responded to The Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices. The full government response can be found here. The Health and Wellbeing at Work section of the document can be found on pages 59-60 and the following summary on page 12: "The shape and content of work and individual…

SOM are looking for people who have benefited from occupational health to be part of a pilot user group that will meet twice in 2018. Initial meetings could cover current issues around health and work from personal experience; a review of SOM policy work, a review of SOM's strategy and priorities…

We are pleased to announce that Norman Lamb MP has agreed to become the second Patron of the SOM. Norman is the Liberal Democrat MP for North Norfolk and joins Lord Blunkett as a Patron of the Society. He has also agreed to be the after Dinner speaker for the SOM/FOM Annual Scientific Conference in…

Your membership is open for renewal from now until the end of March 2018. If you pay by direct debit, renewal will occur automatically and a payment will be made on or around 1 February. If not, you can renew by credit/debit card now by logging in to your Members’ Area on our website, and going to…

The Society of Occupational Medicine has increased its membership by more than 150 since August 2017, with membership currently standing at just over 1560. SOM members include occupational health physicians, nurses, physiotherapists, and hygienists. For a full list of the healthcare professionals…

The government has launched plans to transform disability employment over the next ten years. The plans, which seek to increase the number of disabled people in work, include appointing an Expert Working Group on Occupational Health to champion, shape and drive a programme of work to take an in…

The Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM) was pleased to have had the opportunity to contribute to the Government’s Green Paper on work, health and disability earlier this year. Since then, we have been working closely with the DWP/DH Work and Health Unit; and are now pleased to support the…

Save the date for the Society of Occupational Medicine / Faculty of Occupational Medicine conference 'Occupational Health 2018', 25th - 27th June in London. For more information please visit the Occupational Health 2018 website. We look forward to seeing you there!

“Mental Health conditions are common and have the potential to blight the lives of individuals, their families and their friends. They also have an enormous economic and social cost. While rates of mental disorders are slightly lower in the Armed Forces than in the general population it is great to…