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Nick Pahl @somceo.bsky.social · Aug 5

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Nick Pahl @somceo.bsky.social · Jul 30

Want to listen and watch the latest key topics in #occupational #health?

View the Society of Occupational Medicine
catalogue of free public webinars here: www.som.org.uk/sites/som.or...

Nick Pahl @somceo.bsky.social · Jun 25

Great new publication from SOM
Supporting Trailblazer and Workwell pilots..:

Nick Pahl @somceo.bsky.social · Jun 25

Congratulations to Shelly
Asquith from the TUC for receiving honorary membership of the SOM!

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Jun 16

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will hold hearings on the first proposed federal rule to prevent heat-related illnesses and deaths at work by requiring water and rest breaks when temperatures surpass certain levels, put forward by the Biden administration.

Will Trump End OSHA’s Federal Heat Protections for Workers?

As workplace deaths from heat increase, OSHA will debate the future of the first federal rules to protect workers from extreme heat.

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Metro @wmata.com · Jun 24

Feeling the heat? 🥵 Meet Brice from Metro’s Occupational Health and Safety team. Hear how you can incorporate steps we take to help protect our employees during extreme temperatures.

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Nick Pahl @somceo.bsky.social · Jun 25

A Wonderful ceremony

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Faculty of Public Health @fphuk.bsky.social · Jun 24

FPH President @profkevinfenton.bsky.social
opens the Faculty’s annual Distinction and Awards Ceremony!

Today, we recognise and celebrate our members’ achievements and commitment to ensuring a healthier future for populations across the UK and overseas – leaving no one behind.

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Warwick Institute for Employment Research @warwickier.bsky.social · May 22

📢 Creating Healthy Jobs research project gets underway
A new project that seeks to improve UK working age health, by fixing the jobs that make workers ill, was launched this week.
Read more here:
warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/...
#CreatingHealthyJobs

from left to right:
Gill Dix @IER
Emily Allen @NIHR
Professor Dame Carol Black
Professor Chris Warhurst @IER

Mike Clancy @Prospect Union
Prof Chris Warhurst @IER
Caitlin Van Abeelen @NIHR
Emily Allen @NIHR

from left to right:
Ben Willmott @CIPD
Prof Dame Carol Black
Gill Dix @IER

from left to right:
Caitlin Van Abeelen @NIHR
Ben Willmott @CIPD
Prof Chris Warhurst @IER
Prof Dame Carol Black
Emily Allen @NIHR
Gillian Connor @IER
Gill Dix @IER
Lynne Marston @IER

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Nick Pahl @somceo.bsky.social · May 21

Great speech by @cipd.bsky.social CEO, Peter Cheese, at the SOM/RSM spring event on the value of workplace wellbeing and the role of occupational health @cipdpolicy.bsky.social

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Nick Pahl @somceo.bsky.social · Apr 18

A healthier workplace needs more than good intentions – it needs good evidence |
www.health.org.uk/features-and...

A healthier workplace needs more than good intentions – it needs good evidence

A Commissioner from the Commission for Healthier Working Lives discusses the importance of evidence on what works for employers to provide healthier workplaces.

www.health.org.uk

Nick Pahl @somceo.bsky.social · Mar 31

www.som.org.uk/consensus-do...

Consensus document on fatigue risk management | The Society of Occupational Medicine

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Nick Pahl @somceo.bsky.social · Mar 31

www.som.org.uk/spring-state...

Spring statement response | The Society of Occupational Medicine

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CIPD Policy @cipdpolicy.bsky.social · Mar 18

At today's @cipd.bsky.social and @somceo.bsky.social sky.social Parliamentary reception, we are highlighting the importance to the economy of prioritising women’s and reproductive health.

Huge thanks to @sarahowen.org.uk for joining us today to #HelpWomenThrive

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Jo Bibby @jobibby.bsky.social · Mar 16

Want to understand what has been happening to working age mental health?

Read @healthfoundation.bsky.social analysis below.

Across multiple data sources, rates have nearly doubled in 10 years for the 16-34 age group.

Lower qualifications associated with ⬆️ rates

www.health.org.uk/reports-and-...

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Learning and Work Institute @learnworkuk.bsky.social · Mar 17

Check out our recommendations for helping 500k more people into work over 10 years in @financialtimes.com.

💡 These include introducing a benefit passport to allow people to return to their previous benefit status if they leave work within six months and extending Work Allowances to 16 hours a week.

What went wrong with the UK’s welfare system?

Factors behind sharp rise in incapacity and disability benefits are complex and at times counterintuitive

www.ft.com

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The Health Foundation @healthfoundation.bsky.social · Mar 10

We are very pleased to be joined by the Minister for Social Security and Disability, Stephen Timms, at the launch of Action for #HealthierWorkingLives.

The Minister says the report is 'welcome and very timely' and 'absolutely rightly highlights the importance of early intervention'.

Stephen Timms speaks at the launch of the final report of the Commission for Healthier Working Lives

Health Foundation Chief Executive Jennifer Dixon, Minister for Social Security and Disability and Chair of the Commission for Healthier Working Lives Sacha Romanovitch pictured in front of a banner reading 'action for better working-age health and a thriving workforce'

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Nick Pahl @somceo.bsky.social · Mar 10

@healthfoundation.bsky.social great panel on #healthierworkinglives and need for good management, job design and flexibility.. and how we can support better entry routes and retention for young people

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The Thomas Ashton Institute for Risk and Regulatory Research @thomasashtoninst.bsky.social · Mar 7

🌟 Calling all future researchers! 🌟 Salient Hub is offering PhD funding for groundbreaking projects aimed at building a secure and resilient world. Don't miss this chance to contribute to transformative research. 🖊️Apply today! bit.ly/41y3VbY

#PhD #ResearchFunding #SalientHub #Innovation"

SALIENT: Building a secure and resilient world - PhD Opportunity - SALIENT

SALIENT: UK research hub advancing national security and resilience through interdisciplinary collaboration and citizen engagement.

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Nick Pahl @somceo.bsky.social · Mar 10

Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms at the launch of Health Foundation Action for healthier working lives report.. “good work & health go hand in hand and want to make work pay”. Government want shift work coaches to have work & health conversations and consultation planned this month
#healthierworkinglives

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Jo Bibby @jobibby.bsky.social · Mar 10

At the launch for our #healthierworkinglives report

Commission chair - Sacha Romanovitch- sets out the challenge in numbers:

☑️ 8.2m working age adults with a health condition

☑️ 300k leaving the workforce each year

☑️ 51% businesses concerned about employer health

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The Health Foundation @healthfoundation.bsky.social · Mar 10

Their report, 'Action for Healthier Working Lives', says people with health conditions are too often forced to leave work because of an unfit workplace and benefits system.

Bold recommendations include raising Statutory Sick Pay rates and a new ‘vocational rehabilitation benefit’.

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The Health Foundation @healthfoundation.bsky.social · Mar 10

📣 NEW: Final report by our Commission for #HealthierWorkingLives.

The Commissioners say government and employers must act early when health issues arise – not wait until people have already left work ⬇️

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Action for healthier working lives

The Commission for Healthier Working Lives’ final report sets out the need for a new approach to work and health, outlining seven key recommendations to lay the foundation for sustained long-term…

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