October/November 2015 (vol. 12/3)

ContentsFeaturesNewsLegal NewsResearch DigestResearch PlusCPD

Inside this issue

Leader Article

OH support for GPs pp3

News

OH service for GPs pp4-5

FOHN progress pp5

Fit for work open to employers pp5

Fit notes falling short pp6-7

Discrimination in pregnancy and maternity pp7

Asbestos compensation pp7

Managing diabetes pp8

Flu vaccination pp8

IIAC reviews pp8

Work-enhancing drugs? pp8

Legal News

Medical records pp9-10

Working time decision pp9

Ill-health pension was not unfavourable pp10

Features

Wellbeing at work, Part 1 pp11

Part 1: whose line is it anyway?

The Fit for Work service pp14

Your questions answered

Survey: Fit for Work service pp17-25

An exclusive survey

Right to reply pp26

Fit for Work service medical director Dr Lucy Goundry responds to questions raised by the OH at Work survey.

Expert Witness: Disability discrimination pp27-29

A legal update

Research Digest

Not anxious, not depressed – just really fed up … pp30-32

Domestic violence – at work pp30-31

Learning disabilities pp31

Taking a stand pp32

Research Plus

PTSD screening pp33

Economic impact of corporate wellness programmes pp33-34

Management style affects health at work pp33

Combination approach to back pain pp33

Better pregnancy outcomes for employed women pp34

Pilates for back pain pp34

Predicting return to work in upper-limb cases pp34

Workplace exercise – a randomised trial pp34

Features

Meet the practitioner: Craig Hendry pp35-36

Craig Hendry – regional industrial hygienist, ExxonMobil