August/September 2010 (vol. 07/2)

ContentsFeaturesNewsLegal NewsResearch DigestResearch PlusCPD

Inside this issue

Leader Article

Perceptions of mental illness pp3

News

Pre-employment health screening pp4-5

Deaths at work fall pp5

H&S review pp5

Early days for Fit Notes pp6

HWWB remains on track pp6-7

Policies promote presenteeism pp7

NHS white paper commits to Boorman pp8-9

Employers’ views on employment laws pp8

Shiftwork a risk to doctors pp8

EU employers poor on stress management pp9

Audit will check NHS Trusts’ implementation of NICE guidance pp9

Working time limits apply to self-employed pp9

Genetic screening pp10

Revalidation pp10

Varicella guidance pp10-11

Investing in health at work pp11

Healthy working UK pp11

Drug testing guidance needed pp11

Obese Britain pp11

Workers putting their health at risk pp12

Rude healthcare pp12

Legal News

HPA fined over E Coli risk pp13

HSW prosecution for hospital drug mix-up pp13

Features

Harassment continues to pester courts pp14-16

An update on harassment law at work

Domestic violence at work pp17-20

A workplace strategy to address domestic violence

Absent Minds pp21-23

The CBI’s annual absence figures unravelled

Responding to mental distress at work, Part 1 pp24-27

Part 1: can training managers in how to respond to mental distress in the workforce make an impact?

Pressing the button on OH support, Part 2 pp28-31

Part 2: how information technology is helping OH professionals do their job

Expert witness: Age discrimination, Part 1 pp32-33

Part 1: fitness for work

Research Digest

Swine Flu figures support vaccination pp34

National BBV guidelines pp34-35

Smoke-free law reduces heart attack rates pp35

Drivers risk Legionnaires’ Disease pp35

Fitness works pp35-36

Adapting to nightwork pp36

Antidepressants at work pp36

Can exhaustion predict absence? pp36-37

Surgeons’ working hours a “failure” pp37

CHD risk from overtime working pp37

Common mental health problems at work pp37

Research Plus

Economic evaluations are methodologically poor pp38

Pregnancy outcomes among childcare workers pp38

Psychosocial work environment pp38

Patient handling pp38

Preventing musculoskeletal injuries in healthcare pp38

Neck pain guidelines pp38

Shiftworking linked to errors pp38-39

Multiple site musculoskeletal pain pp39

Caffeine use in shiftworkers pp39

Supporting healthcare workers pp39

Letter

Consent to release medical information pp39