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Musculo-Skeletal Disorders or MSDs are top of the pops for work related ill health and absence. What are they? Should you be worried? This episode is for anyone who has responsibility for health and safety in the workplace.There are examples of types of MSDs and what jobs or tasks can cause them plus the two main ways of dealing with them.For more information and links mentioned in this podcast go to the associated blog posts on Working Well Solutions

NICE (National Institute of Health and Care Excellence) defines a clinical audit as follows:Audit in healthcare is a process used by health professionals to assess, evaluate and improve care of patients in a systematic way. Audit measures current practice against a defined (desired) standard. It forms part of clinical governance, which aims to safeguard a high quality of clinical care for patientsRecently I’ve had several requests regarding how to audit occupational health practice. The first...

Early on in the pandemic, speculation about how badly Covid-19 affected those from ethnic minorities was rife but once identified, interest and how best to assess the risk and protect these workers started.There is a great system which many use and I share it here. Just to be clear I am not claiming any glory, this system is not mine to claim, but this article spreads the word (especially to my worldwide audience) and helps those from less informed backgrounds of where to start with these com...

The Corona Virus pandemic has affected people in many ways - physically, mentally and emotionally. Me too. If you are experiencing effects of this then you might want to consider building up your resilience with tools and insights. In this episode I recommend my go-to resources that have helped me over the years and may help you too.This week, I saw recommendation on Quora as a life changing book The Inside Out Revolution and it reminded me of a book I'd read 15 years ago. A hardba...

The most popular article on my blog is where I describe reflection using my adapted Gibbs model for reflection and a worked example. It also advertises my Nurses Reflection Diary Workbook which is available from Amazon and my best-selling book.To add to my worked example I add another one today - regarding an incident between me, my manager and a sales executive where I worked at the time. I call it... Dog Walking.To read a more comprehensive analysis of the incident and relevant links ...

I’ve worked in occupational health (OH) for years and advised many companies. Some businesses put OH in the H&S department and some in HR; only once was I in the Facilities department which was strange. You would think it wouldn’t matter where occupational health and wellbeing services might sit; but you would be wrong. There are distinct differences on how each function operates, and it isn’t just about the personality of those in charge.HR and H&S have different priorities and given...

In an effort to attract and keep staff, many companies are considering whether to invest in a medical treatment service for workers.This podcast gives the pros and cons of whether to take this step and my experiences and opinion.There is also an accompanying blog on my website Working Well Solutions and the link to this is here.Don't forget to subscribe to this podcast and a thumbs up would be welcome too.

Many people asked me about my podcast and how I started. This episode describes the main steps of my progress from deciding on the title to some tips on how to avoid common mistakes.There is also a full blog to support this episode on my website but, as promised in the text of the podcast, here are resources I use (no affiliation with any):AudacityYetti MicrophonePop guard for microphone aboveITunes link of top ranking podcasts on their siteBuzzsprout (my hosting site) with loads of helpCanva...

This podcast covers a presentation I made to the Society of Occupational Medicine earlier this month. I look at the types of OH services and resources needed to make a succinct, relevant, safe and punchy report.Don't go for long templates - managers are busy people. The report needs to be in everyday language and follow a chronological or logical order. Don't show off by using long medical words and try and write like you talk; that way the report is most useful to all readers, whether ...

Have you got a new job and been asked to go for a medical?Employment law in the UK makes it illegal to use medical tests or questions as a means of stopping candidates from getting a job. Health enquiries should follow an offer of employment (subject to medical and references). Many are confused about when to ask capability questions because if say, a crane operator can’t stand heights then the interviewer (and the candidate), need to explore this from a practical point of view. B...