About this event

  • Date and time Tue 10 May 2022 from 9:00am to 4:30pm
  • Location Online
  • Organised by Occupational Medicine, Society of Occupational Medicine

The webinar seeks to consider investment in occupational health in the NHS and to provide insight into quality improvement and leadership within occupational health in both the industry and the NHS. This meeting is jointly organised with the Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM).

Join this meeting to understand changes in quality improvement in occupational health and the strengths and limitations of current investment in NHS occupational health. Topics will consider leadership development in Occupational Health in both industry and the NHS as well as reflect lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Annual Society of Occupational Medicine Apothecaries Lecture will be delivered by Dr Steve Boorman, Employee Health Director, Empactis, Chair, Council of Work and Health.

During this session, participants will be able to:

  • Learn from the COVID-19 pandemic 
  • Consider leadership development in Occupational Health  
  • Understand changes in Quality Improvement in Occupational Health  
  • Understand the strengths and limitations of current investment in NHS Occupational Health

This webinar is available for on-demand viewing. The webinar recording will be available for registered delegates up to 60 days after the live webinar broadcast via Zoom. The link will be sent 24 hours after the webinar takes place.

A CPD certificate with CPD credit will be issued to those joining the webinar live as well as those who watch the recording afterwards. Certificates will be issued 7 days after the webinar to those who watch it live and after 30 days for those that watch the recording.

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Key speakers

Dr Robin Cordell

Consultant Occupational Physician, Founder, Cordell Health

Dr Steve Boorman

Employee Health Director, Empactis, Chair, Council of Work and Health

Agenda

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Welcome and introduction

Dr Jayne Moore, President, Society of Occupational Medicine

Morning session

Chaired by: Dr Jayne Moore

Occupational health – rising to the challenge during the pandemic

Dr Clare Leeds, Consultant Occupational Physician, County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

The role of occupational health in improving the NHS staff experience

Mr John Drew, Director, Staff Experience and Engagement, People Directorate NHS England and NHS Improvement

Panel discussion
Comfort break
Introduction to the Apothecaries lecture

Dr Jayne Moore and Professor Jane Anderson, Master of the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries  

Apothecaries lecture - occupational health leadership

Dr Steve Boorman, Employee Health Director, Empactis and Chair, Council of Work and Health

Presentation of the Apothecaries medal

Presented by Professor Jane Anderson

Lunch

Afternoon session

Chaired by: Dr Mike Goldsmith, President, Occupational Medicine Section, Royal Society of Medicine

Scaling up NHS occupational health

Dr Shriti Pattani, Consultant Occupational Health Physician and Chair, NHS Health at Work Network Institution

Panel discussion

Dr Steve Lee, Programme Delivery, NHS England and NHS Improvement and Dr Adam Turner, Improving Health and Wellbeing Lead, NHS England and NHS Improvement

Comfort break
Quality assurance and quality improvement in occupational health service delivery

Dr Robin Cordell, Consultant Occupational Physician and Founder, Cordell Health

Leadership in the commercial occupational health and wellness sector

Dr Richard Heron, Vice-President Health and Chief Medical Officer, BP

Panel discussion
Closing remarks
Close of meeting

Location

Online

Disclaimer: All views expressed in this webinar are of the speakers themselves and not of the RSM nor the speaker's organisations.

Registration for this webinar will close 2 hours prior to the start time. You will receive the webinar link 2 hours before the meeting. Late registrations will not be accepted.

Webinar recordings will be available for registered delegates up to 60 days after the live webinar, via Zoom. The link will be sent 24 hours after the webinar takes place.

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