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The Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM) welcomes the key role that Occupational Health (OH) professionals have played and continue to play in supporting the delivery of COVID-19 vaccine. This activity is in addition to their existing activities. Investment is required to support OH in line with…

The Society of Occupational Medicine is pleased to be working with Public Health England on a COVID-19 work, worklessness and health briefing and webinar series up to end March 2021. Following the current coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, this support will focus on addressing the effects of the…

The Society and Faculty of Occupational Medicine, with the University of Glasgow, hosted this summit in November. The event brought together global academic, public health and scientific experts to address questions such as: Does unemployment create a bigger societal risk to health than COVID-19…

The Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM), The Faculty of Occupational Medicine (FOM) and the University of Glasgow are today hosting a summit on COVID-19 and Risk. The summit will bring together global experts and will review how reducing one risk to control COVID-19 will cause risk elsewhere. To…

“Death by suicide is thankfully an uncommon event in General Practice – but what happens when it is one of your own? How do individuals and practices cope, and what support should be available to help them through the difficult time following the death by suicide of a member of the practice team…

The current HSE (Health and Safety Executive) guidance outlining when employers should report work related COVID-19 may miss many thousands of cases and should be widened, according to a new study published today in Occupational Medicine Journal. The HSE receives RIDDOR reports on certain injuries…

Current working conditions experienced by nurses and midwives pose a significant threat to their mental health, finds a new report from The Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM), commissioned, and funded by the RCN Foundation. The report, “The Mental Health and Wellbeing of Nurses and Midwives in…

The Society of Occupational Medicine today welcomed its first nurse President, Professor Anne Harriss. Professor Anne Harriss succeeds Dr Will Ponsonby as President at the SOM AGM, today. This follows a year as President Elect. Professor Harriss is the first non-physician and first nurse to serve as…

Swift action is needed in the light of the COVID-19 crisis to ensure the UK population has access to occupational health (OH) advice and assessment. There is an opportunity now to positively influence the health and wellbeing of the working population and the prosperity of the UK. Only half the UK…

The SOM is currently revising daily its COVID-19 advice sheet for members. This will be updated regularly, following weekly calls with members, discussions with stakeholders and SOM Council. Please check back for updates. SOM COVID-19 summary update 25th September 2020 This document is a compilation…

Businesses can get free expert advice on how to make their workplaces COVID-secure, from The Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM). With the support and input from several national organisations, SOM today launches a Returning to the workplace after the COVID-19 lockdown toolkit designed to help…

SOM members now have access to a free app finder new app library. The app finder has been developed by ORCHA, the world’s leading health app evaluation and advisor organisation. It will allow members to find the best apps to support the health and wellbeing of their clients during the coronavirus…