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Registration is now open for the SOM/FOM Annual Conference: Occupational Health 2025. The conference will take place 17th-18th June in Brighton. Book your place here. The programme offers clinical updates on topics such as cancer and pensions, as well as expert plenary lectures. Minister for Social…

The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, the Royal College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions Federation have published their 2025 consensus statement as follows: Since the last consensus statement between the Academy, the Royal College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions Federation in 2019…

Thank you for being a member in our 90th anniversary year and best wishes for 2025. To continue to receive SOM benefits, please renew your membership. Your membership is open for renewal from now until the end of March. If you pay by direct debit, renewal will occur automatically and a payment will…

The 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 Meddbase - Joint Winners: PAM EKFB and Northumbria Healthcare…

SOM 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. A recent article in the Occupational Medicine Journal: Occupational health…

NEBOSH 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 The Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM) –…

The 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 those who can work, will work”. Caring is a major reason why people drop out of the workforce. SOM…

This new SOM guide to buying wellbeing products or services, launched today as part of Occupational Health Awareness Week, aims to provide occupational health (OH) professionals, and those responsible for purchasing wellbeing products or services, with evidence-based frameworks to make informed and…

The term 'suicide postvention' refers to the actions taken by an organisation to provide effective support in a sensitive manner after a death by suicide. It aims to promote recovery and prevent further adverse outcomes. This new SOM resource, authored by Professor Gail Kinman and Professor Neil…

This SOM guide, commissioned by National Highways, aims to offer advice to both employers and occupational health professionals on supporting the health of at work driving populations and reducing road traffic incidents. The scope of this guide focuses on any worker who drives on public highways…

The Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM) is proud of a new partnership with the Occupational Health Unit at the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan (COMUI), and the Society of Occupational and Environmental Health Physicians of Nigeria (SOEHPON). The collaboration is providing a series of…

It is now expected for occupational health (OH) services to use some form of electronic record management system. The right software programme will help you comply with data protection regulations, recordkeeping standards and audit clinical protocols – to work more effectively, deliver management…