How a series of workshops became a Foundation programme in Occupational Health By Lucy Kenyon From caterpillar to pupa My journey to developing and delivering the ‘Foundation in Occupational Health’ course for the NHS National Performance Advisory Group (NPAG) has mirrored Kahlil Gibran’s quote: “A traveller I am, and a navigator, and every day I …
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Completing the Pre-requisite Course for the Diploma in Occupational Health Practice – an Occupational Therapist’s perspective By Mandy Kelly Occupational Therapy and Occupational Health (OH) have a lot in common, and it is not just in the titles! I have worked in occupational health and vocational rehabilitation in Australia and the UK for over 25 …
Contents Health Partners By Chris Rhodes Pam Academy (PAM Group) – From Theory to Practice to Reflection By Stephanie Foster BHSF Training Academy By Fiona McGill Health Partners By Chris Rhodes We all recognise the challenge in recruitment in Occupational Health and the limited and diminishing pool of qualified OH Advisors. Given the challenging circumstances …
Why Choose Brunel By Marjory Fish Brunel offers Occupational Health (OH) students the opportunity of shared, evidence-based theory and practice learning with other Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (SCPHN) students for Health Visiting (HV) and School Nursing (SN). The course leads to registration on part 3 of the NMC Register. Brunel is one of the …
While specialty training, with the aim of obtaining a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), is the primary route to become a recognised medical specialist in any specialty, an alternative route to achieving this has existed for over fifteen years. It involves obtaining a Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR). This route is different from the CCT route, notably that there is no need to complete it in four years (if working full time), nor to have to work in GMC-approved training posts.
Occupational Medicine-is the branch of medical practice that is concerned with the bi-directional relationship between work and health.
At the University of Manchester, we have over 60 years of global influence in Occupational Health, with our department being the first Occupational Medicine department in the world. We are at the forefront of research, development and education in Occupational Health, Occupational Medicine and Occupational Hygiene.
MSc in Workplace Health and Wellbeing
The Queen’s Nursing Institute has published new Standards of Education and Practice for Community Practice Teaching. The new Standards were developed over 2021-22 involving numerous stakeholders from a wide range of key organisations, including occupational health (OH) nurses.
Exploring new ideas within Occupational Health (OH) and wellbeing training and education has already begun. We need to build on this momentum to meet future needs.
