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What is occupational health

Occupational health (OH) maintains the wellbeing of employees, preventing and removing ill-health and developing solutions to keep staff with health issues at work. OH professionals provide independent advice on staff unable to work due to long-term or short-term intermittent health problems, and organisational wide steps to reduce sickness.

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How can taking a lifespan approach give us new ways to think

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Membership The Society of Occupational Medicine

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Find an OH Provider The Society of Occupational Medicine

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Burnout in healthcare: risk factors and solutions

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About us The Society of Occupational Medicine

WebA registered charity, founded in 1935 as the Association of Industrial Medical Officers, it changed its name to become The Society of Occupational Medicine in 1965. In 2012, the …

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Occupational Physiotherapists The Society of …

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New strategy needed to tackle healthcare burnout crisis

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THE SOM PODCAST The Society of Occupational Medicine

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Occupational Physicians The Society of Occupational Medicine

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Occupational Health Technicians The Society of Occupational …

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Find an OH Professional The Society of Occupational Medicine

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Welcome to Occupational Therapists in Occupational Health

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Occupational health: the value proposition

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Managing stress, burnout and fatigue

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Membership The Society of Occupational Medicine

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Managing Skin Health at Work

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Guidance for report writing

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