This document aims to:
• Highlight the features and implications of poor quality, precarious work
• Raise awareness of what ‘good work’ looks like and the wide-ranging benefits for the health and productivity of the workforce
• Provide guidance on how to improve the quality of work.
Read MoreThe document aims to:
• Raise awareness of the disproportional impact of the pandemic on marginalised groups and the implications for wellbeing and productivity
• Highlight the wide-ranging benefits of an inclusive workforce
• Provide organisations with resources that will help them address inequalities and build and retain a diverse and inclusive workforce.
Read MoreThis document aims to:
• Raise awareness of the implications of the pandemic for the ongoing work experiences and wellbeing of workers at different life stages. Focus is placed on younger and older workers, as they are disproportionately affected by the pandemic and the resulting economic downturn.
• Provide organisations with guidance to build actions and behaviours to support people at the start and towards the end of their employment lifecycles.
Read MoreOn September 1, 2021, Dr. Clare Rayner from the UK presented on Long COVID and implications for the workplace and Dr. Graeme Edwards from Australia presented on the emergence of the accelerated silicosis epidemic in Australia.
Read MoreView the recording of the Society of Occupational Medicine’s international webinar from June 29, 2021 on Occupational Medicine & Health Challenges in South East and East Asia.
Read MoreView the Society of Occupational Medicine’s international webinar from May 18, 2021 on Occupational Medicine & Health Challenges in the Middle East.
Read MoreView the recording of the Society of Occupational Medicine’s international webinar from March 15, 2021 on Occupational Medicine & Health Challenges in Southern Africa.
Chair: Dr. Rikard Moen, SOM International Group Chair
Speakers: Dr. Dingani Moyo, Specialist Occupational Physician, University of Witwatersrand (RSA) and Midlands State University (Z’bwe); Dr. Elton Dorkin, Global Head of Health, Anglo American; Dr. Caryn Frith, Senior OH Specialist, World Bank; Dr. Andy Kent, Orthopaedic Surgical Consultant, UK Med
Read MoreMichael West, Suzie Bailey, Ethan Williams
This report, commissioned by the RCN Foundation, explores the causes of poor mental health and wellbeing among nurses and midwives, and seeks to identify solutions to these examples of good practice.
Read MoreHow to Transform UK Healthcare Environments to Support Doctors and Medical Students to Care for Patients
Professor Michael West and Dame Denise Coia
Patient safety depends on doctors’ wellbeing. The focus of this report is on identifying causes, consequences and solutions. The review aimed to take account of the experience of all doctors and medical students working and learning within the UK’s healthcare systems, in both primary and secondary care. The starting point is understanding the needs of doctors in the workplace.
Read MoreAddressing clinician burnout and supporting professional well-being is essential to achieving the goals of better care, improved population health, and lower costs.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Taking Action Against Clinician Burnout: A Systems Approach to Professional Well-Being. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/25521.
Read MoreDr. Jasminka Goldoni Laestadius’ presentation at the 7th Croatian Congress on Occupational Health on 9-13 October 2019 at Hotel Park Plaza Histria, Pula.
Read MoreDr. Peter Connaughton’s presentation at the 2nd International Conference on Mining OSH and Energy in conjunction with The 13th Indonesian Occupational Medicine Updates on October 8, 2019 in Bali, Indonesia.
Read MoreIncreased demand for health services is putting unprecedented strain on health systems and the workers within them. Many are experiencing burn-out, depriving health systems of their most vital resource: people.
Read MoreEquitable access to healthcare occurs not only in the clinical setting but also in the workplace. From a public health perspective, one’s job plays a significant role as a social determinant of health. Workers in high risk job environments ought to have protections in place to minimize potential workplace hazards and reduce burdens on national health systems. In this sense, occupational health investments represent an expansion of universal health coverage that offer immense health benefits as well as economic benefits.
Read MoreThis study was conducted to assess the lifestyle behaviours of a national sample of hospital doctors working in Ireland. While the prevalence of health behaviours amongst hospital doctors in Ireland compares favourably to the general population, their alcohol consumption and engagement in health enhancing physical activity suggest room for improvement.
Read MoreA national cross-sectional study was done to measure levels of occupational stress, burn-out, work–life balance, presenteeism, work ability and desire to practise in trainee and consultant hospital doctors in Ireland. Participants included 1749 doctors (response rate of 55%). Burn-out was evident in 29.7% and was significantly associated with male sex, younger age, lower years of practice, lower desire to practise, lower work ability, higher ERI ratio and greater over commitment.
Read MoreWith workplace initiatives, fact sheets and training packages everywhere, there is a huge move to promote well-being and reduce avoidable mental health issues. As clinicians working in occupational health, we not only deliver such interventions but we also see at first hand the harm that can be done when employers are not doing enough in support of mental health and well-being in the workplace.
Read MoreDoctors are at considerable risk of work-related stress, burnout and mental health problems such as depression and anxiety. The risk is greater than that of the general working population and is increasing over time in line with the growing demands and complexity of the job, a faster pace of work and diminishing resources.
Read MoreThis joint guidance document is the result of a comprehensive literature review intended to develop recommendations for managing obesity among workers and to improve health outcomes and to explore the impact of obesity on health costs to determine whether a case can be made for surgical interventions and insurance coverage.
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