How Can Occupational Health Help to Shape the Future?

RVT Group are proud to be corporate supporters of the Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM). SOM work with the government, healthcare bodies, not-for-profit organisations, as well as corporate supporters, to promote a healthier workforce.

The Coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the importance of the occupational health practitioner’s role in UK businesses, but it has also highlighted the continued support that these practitioners require in order to carry out their job effectively.

As such, SOM have released a series of free webinars titled “Work and wellbeing for COVID and beyond”, which have been developed in association with Public Health England. If any of these webinars are of interest, please register using the links below.

• 21st Jan 2-4pm Support for business to build back better - the benefits of age diversity. Register now
• 28th Jan 2-4pm Refreshing your approach to workplace diversity and inclusion post-2020. Register now
• 4th Feb 2-4pm Managing job insecurity and creating better quality work. Register now
• 11th Feb 2-4pm Managing stress, burnout and fatigue in health and social care. Register now
• 24th Feb 2-4pm Promoting workplace health and wellbeing in COVID-19 and beyond. Register now
• 3rd March 2-4pm Developing a COVID secure health and wellbeing strategy. Register now
• 10th March 2-4pm Managing change – from restructuring, redundancy to home working. Register now

SOM have also released a series of webinars for compassionate, authentic, and principle-based leaders. The first 8 Occupational Health Leadership webinars are listed below and more information is available on the SOM website:

Thurs 14 Jan 12-1pm SOM Leadership Series 1

Global Leadership in Occupational and Workplace Health - Dr Ivan Ivanov, MD, PhD Team Lead, World Health Organization

Thurs 11 Feb 12-1pm SOM Leadership Series 2

What is Occupational Health commercial providers looking for in a leader? - Dr Paul Williams, Maximus

Thurs 25 Feb 12-1pm SOM Leadership Series 3

Leading an MDT in OH - Janet O’Neill, Clinical Nurse Director

Thurs 11 Mar 12-1pm SOM Leadership Series 4

Chief Medical Officers of the future - Dr Rikard Moen, Chief Medical Officer, Optima Health

Thurs 25 Mar 12-1pm SOM Leadership Series 5

Leadership in research in work and health in the future - Professor Karen Walker-Bone, University of Southampton

Thurs 8 Apr 12-1pm SOM Leadership Series 6

Leadership and speaking up - Dr Henrietta Hughes, NHS National Guardian

Wed 14 Apr 12-1pm SOM Leadership Series 7

What is the NHS looking for in terms of OH leadership? - Dr Ali Hashstroudi, Leadership National School of Occupational Health

Fri 16 Apr 12-1pm SOM Leadership Series 8

Getting the best out of teams - William Jefferson, Performance Catalyst

Please don’t forget that SOM are also supporting the Action on Respiratory Health Summit, which is running from 11am to 1pm on Tuesday 2^nd February. Click here to find out more or to register.