General News

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

FOM launches new evidence-based guidelines

The Faculty has launched new evidence-based guidelines that aim to assist healthcare professionals in the workplace. They have been produced in an easy-to-read, concise format and the first two guidance documents concern the management of upper limb disorders in working-age people and supporting individuals back to work after Carpal Tunnel Release surgery. These guidance documents have been accompanied by the production - Read more...

Published Date: 12/06/2023 Posted In: General News

New resources for Trainees & CESR candidates

The Faculty has developed a new online learning resource to help Trainees and CESR candidates understand work activities with health hazards. Located on the Faculty website, it contains three elements: A video library of many common work activities which present health hazards to workers. The videos are short and will be useful for Trainees and CESR - Read more...

Published Date: 12/06/2023 Posted In: General News

Faculty welcomes occupational health provision in Budget

The FOM was pleased to hear the Chancellor recognise the key role occupational health (OH) plays in supporting working people and is examining the detail of the government’s occupational health plans. Professor Steve Nimmo, FOM’s President, said: “It was fantastic to hear the Chancellor recognise the importance of occupational health during his budget speech. We - Read more...

Published Date: 16/03/2023 Posted In: General News

Launch of the new London Centre for Work and Health

We are delighted to announce the launch of the London Centre for Work and Health. The core aim of the centre is to increase capacity building for work and health research by bringing together researchers and academic clinicians from complementary specialties and, using their collective strengths and resources, to lead on a long-term and sustainable - Read more...

Published Date: 22/09/2022 Posted In: General News

Latest edition of the ‘Gold Guide’ now available

This ninth edition of A Reference Guide for Postgraduate Foundation and Specialty Training in the UK (also known as the Gold Guide) sets out the arrangements agreed by the four UK health departments for specialty training programmes. It is maintained by the Conference of Postgraduate Medical Deans (COPMeD) on behalf of the four UK health - Read more...

Published Date: 03/08/2022 Posted In: General News

New Advanced Fellowships in health & work research

The Colt Foundation is partnering with the National Institute for Health Research to co-fund Advanced Fellowships in health and work research. FOM’s Academic Dean, Professor Ira Madan, believes this is an important step forward in developing research capacity in occupational medicine. “The appreciation and understanding of the vital role of our specialty has grown during - Read more...

Published Date: 03/08/2022 Posted In: General News

NEW Diploma in Occupational Health Practice

The Faculty has launched a new Diploma in Occupational Health Practice that is initially available for Registered Nurses. It is designed to help those already working in occupational health to progress their career and encourage others to move into the sector. Investing in occupational health (OH) is fundamental if we want to improve the health - Read more...

Published Date: 27/05/2022 Posted In: Education and Training, General News

Faculty welcomes government response to occupational health consultation

The Faculty of Occupational Medicine (FOM) has welcomed the government’s response to its 2019 consultation Health is everyone’s business. The Covid epidemic has brought the benefits of occupational health (OH) services into sharp focus and the government has recognised the sector’s critical role in supporting the response to the virus. We share the government’s view that - Read more...

Published Date: 21/07/2021 Posted In: General News, SEQOHS

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