General News

Council for Work and Health: Statement on the UK Government’s Get Britain Working White Paper

As a member organisation of the Council for Work and Health, FOM contributed to the statement on the UK Government’s Get Britain Working White Paper. Please see the Council for Work and Health website for the full statement. - Read more...

FOM 2024 Awards Ceremony

We were delighted to welcome recent academic prize winners, new Members, Fellows, and Honorary Fellows to the Faculty of Occupational Medicine on September 26th. Held at the Royal College of Physicians, the event celebrated the achievements of those winning prizes in the FOM examinations, including the Diploma in Occupational Medicine (DOccMed) and the new Diploma - Read more...

Published Date: 15/10/2024 Posted In: Education and Training, Fellowship, General News Tags: Awards, New Fellows, Prizes

Highlights from Occupational Health 2024 in Belfast

The 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting took place on June 20th and 21st in Belfast. Attended by nearly 300 delegates and speakers, the meeting brought together occupational health professionals from as far as Australia, New Zealand and Brazil. The meeting was opened by Professor Sir Michael McBride, CMO Northern Ireland offering his welcome address before the - Read more...

Published Date: 26/06/2024 Posted In: Events and Conferences, General News Tags: conference, occupational health 2024, Titanic Belfast

SEQOHS featured in the latest OH Today Journal

We are delighted that the latest edition of iOH (Association of Occupational Health & Wellbeing Professionals) e-journal OH Today features SEQOHS on the cover. The article, written by Mandy Murphy, Quality Lead for SEQOHS Assessors, recaps on the SEQOHS Accreditation Scheme and covers what has changed or is new following the review that saw the - Read more...

Published Date: 17/05/2024 Posted In: General News, SEQOHS

The FOM AGM, Awards and Annual Dinner 2024

The FOM AGM, Awards and Annual Dinner will take place at the Royal College of Physicians, London on 26 September - Read more...

Published Date: 03/04/2024 Posted In: Events, Events and Conferences, General News

Trainee/Portfolio Pathway Conference 2024

This year’s Trainee/Portfolio Pathway Conference will be held on the 24th April 2024 at the Chesford Grange, Kenilworth. FOM members who are trainees, or members interested in following the Portfolio Pathway (formerly called CESR), can attend this event free of charge. Places are limited, so please register below if you would like a place. Please note that - Read more...

Published Date: 26/02/2024 Posted In: General News Tags: Trainee/Portfolio Pathway Conference

Dr Robin Cordell becomes President Elect of the FOM

The Faculty of Occupational Medicine is delighted to announce that Dr Robin Cordell will be the next President of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine. Dr Cordell brings a wealth of experience to the role. He is in day to day practice as an occupational physician and Chair of a social enterprise delivering occupational health services - Read more...

Published Date: 08/02/2024 Posted In: General News Tags: Dr Robin Cordell, President of FOM

Occupational Health 2024 – Annual Scientific Meeting – Registration now open

The annual scientific meeting, held this year in Belfast 20 and 21 June, is open for registration. The conference website has been updated to include the full programme, social events and workplace visits. These include a visit to Translink’s £1.7 million Training Academy in south Belfast, a guided tour at Titanic Distillers and visits to - Read more...

Published Date: 16/02/2024 Posted In: Events, Events and Conferences, General News Tags: conference, Events, occupational health

FOM responds to ‘Stopping the start: our new plan to create a smokefree generation’.

Cigarette smoking is responsible for around 75,000 deaths every year in the UK, and a quarter of all cancer deaths. Smoking is the single most important preventable cause of death, ill health and disability in the UK. The Faculty of Occupational Medicine strongly supports the proposed measures to reduce the number of young people taking - Read more...

Published Date: 16/02/2024 Posted In: General News

The 2023 Trainee Conference of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine

The 2023 Trainee Conference of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine took place at the Royal College of Physicians in London on the 21st September. Thank you to all our speakers, trainees and members who joined us for an enjoyable and informative morning of talks and networking. Our speakers included Prof. Ian Brown who discussed the - Read more...

Published Date: 03/10/2023 Posted In: Events, General News