New vistal in occupational health

Occupational health in the new NHS.

Editorial Occupational Health in the new NHS Occupational health services in the National Health Services (NHS) came late and still vary from district to district both in quantity and quality of service. From small beginnings, the provision of occupational health services has expanded and now every health district either has its own service or has hospitals within it with services oftheir own. ...

Strategic Planning in the Occupational Health Department

Introduction: Universities play a key role in creating a knowledge-based society and its sustainable development. Strategic planning by strategically analyses internal and external environments of the organization, forecast its future, identifying its strategic direction, and strengthening organizational structures, processes, and outcomes, creates and sustains competitive advantages. This stud...

New National Health Interview Survey Occupational Health Supplement Topic Page

Online reporting and assessing new occupational health risks in SIGNAAL.

BACKGROUND Changes in work and working conditions continuously give rise to new work-related health risks. Without sufficient knowledge of these, opportunities for prevention and intervention may be missed. AIMS To develop, implement and evaluate an online tool called SIGNAAL for reporting and assessment of new work-related health risks by occupational health physicians and experts in the Net...

Poor Diet in Shift Workers: A New Occupational Health Hazard?

The PLoS Medicine Editors discuss the link between shift work, diet, and type 2 diabetes, and argue that unhealthy eating should be considered a new form of occupational hazard.