December/January 2017/2018 (vol. 14/4)

ContentsFeaturesNewsLegal NewsResearch DigestResearch PlusCPD

Inside this issue

Leader Article

Circular referencing pp03

News

Tea-breaker poll pp04-05

Chronic fatigue pp05

1.3 million made ill by work pp06

HCWs with BBVs pp06

Healthcare regulation pp07

Improving mental health at work pp08-09

Council for work and health pp08

Workplace wellbeing pp08

Maternity protection pp09

Employment support for disabled people pp10

Lyme disease pp10-11

Mental health first aid pp11

Sensitive conversations pp11

Agency workers pp11

Asbestos management pp11

Modern slavery pp11

Disability confident pp12

Five minutes pp12

FOHN/AOHNP merger pp12

Legal News

Risk assessment for breastfeeding mother pp13-14

Private hospital fined for inadequate OH service pp14-15

Disability discrimination pp15

Paid leave for grieving parents pp15

Features

Fitness to drive, part 1 pp16-19

Part 1: the DVLA and its medical advisers

Sleep, work and ill health, part 1 pp20-25 CPD

Part 1: sleep disorders and sleepiness

Problem gambling in the workplace, part 2 pp26-29

Part 2: recognition at work

Expert Witness: Whose fault is it anyway? pp30-32

Vicarious liability and occupational health

Conference News: Workplace Health 2017 pp33-37

Occupational health and the future

Research Digest

Carbon nanotubes pp38

Can mindfulness improve safety? pp38-39

Obesity on the rise pp39-40

Sharps injuries pp40

Ambulance workers’ needlestick risk pp40

Mental health absence pp40-41

Severe mental illness pp41-42

Features

Personal Learning Zone in this issue pp43 CPD