April/May 2011 (vol. 07/6)

ContentsFeaturesNewsLegal NewsResearch DigestResearch PlusCPD

Inside this issue

Leader Article

Glass walls for volunteers? pp3

News

Corporate Manslaughter pp4

Management failings behind Buncefield pp5

Employment law review pp5-6

Swine flu lessons pp6

Constructing new labelling rules pp6

Sickness absence review pp6-7

NHS absence briefing pp7

Returning to work after surgery pp7

Legal News

Fairchild stands in single-defendant cases pp8-9

Party Hangover by Nick Hanning pp9-10

Defining disability pp10

Features

Where can sick doctors turn? pp11-15

The planned defunding of the Practitioner Health Programme and its implications for physicians in need of treatment

Sleep, work and health, Part 2 pp16-18

Part 2: obstructive sleep apnoea and the workplace – the impact on road safety

Bloodborne viruses, Part 2 pp19-22

Part 2 of a progress report on protecting the health and safety of healthcare workers

OH legal and practice update pp23-47

Review and preview of OH law, policy and practice

Research Digest

Model strategies to reduce bakers’ asthma pp48

Feedback could reduce hearing loss pp48

Research Plus

Pre-employment TB testing pp49

Cancer recovery and return to work pp49

Bullying, work and mental health pp49

Workplace bullying and sleep pp49

Adult anxiety disorder guidelines pp49

Empowerment training pp49

Participatory RTW plan pp49-50

Predictive power of previous absence pp50

Better relationships promote RTW pp50

Shiftwork, nightwork and safety pp50