Clinical Lead for Occupational Health - Europe, Middle East and Africa, Google. Senior Teaching Fellow, UCL. Thoughts my own.
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Paul McGovern retweeted
Actually the strongest evidence for improving the #mentalhealth of workers is to ensure that all supervisors/managers can confidently speak with staff about their psychological health. See @WHO review of the evidence. Train those supervisors; that'll help. rb.gy/61bxc
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Paul McGovern retweeted
We should not forget that @H_S_E published their review on MHFA in 2018 & found "There is no evidence that the introduction of MHFA training has improved the organisational management of mental health in workplaces". rb.gy/7nbdu
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Thoughts on Mental Health First Aid in the Workplace: som.org.uk/thoughts-mental-h… @SOMNews
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Delighted to be part of the authorship team for this important document. Hopefully, the information will help protect the #mentalhealth of healthcare workers who provide emergency life support. Supportive leaders & peer support have key roles. @EPR_HPRU @NHSCHECK1 @MarchonStress
The psychological impact of resuscitation affects everyone differently. Immediately afterwards, you might feel great – or sometimes you might not be affected at all.
But it's important to remember that at times, exposure to resuscitation can be shocking, upsetting or disturbing.
Read our new resource Responder Wellbeing for key advice and support on steps you can take to look after your wellbeing.
resus.org.uk/responder-wellb…
Better occupational health reports -make sure follow-up appointments are worthwhile and useful to employees and employers.
#occupationalhealth #hr #workplace #Health
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Latest article in my newsletter: Better occupational health reports - Make a plan! linkedin.com/pulse/better-oc… via @LinkedIn
As a former @FOMNews trainee rep myself, I strongly encourage UK OH trainees to consider applying for this role. An amazing opportunity to influence training, represent your peers, understand how FOM supports OH, and learn about committee work and senior stakeholder engagement.
An expert in one domain may be a novice in another. This can be very risky when medical expert witnesses are engaged. My letter on this in the BMJ
bmj.com/content/378/bmj.o207…
Paul McGovern retweeted
FOM TRAINEES You should have received an email about the new Curriculum transition plans and a link to an online event on 23 August.
If you have not received it, please contact:
[email protected]
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Thank you @NorwichChloe for visiting our occupational health service, to learn how we are supporting our staff.
Paul McGovern retweeted
The Society of Occupational Medicine welcomes the Minister for Disabled People, @NorwichChloe MP today to the excellent Occupational Health (OH) departments at @TfL and @GSTTnhs
Discussing the need to ‘level up’ access to OH @pauldmcgovern @dwppressoffice @DWP
Fantastic to be at a real live conference at @RCPhysicians in ! Great programme of speakers today at the @FOMNews trainee conference introduced by @FinolaMRyan. #occupationalmedicine @SOMNews
This may have implications for workforces - if your circadian rhythm coincides with working time, performance may be better, impacting business outcomes. Working hours flexibility when possible could make a lot of business sense (for several reasons)