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Sunday, November 22, 2009

A national survey of support and counselling after maternal death.

30 Oct 2009 The 2000-2002 Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health report highlighted several cases of maternal death where the staff who had been involved, were not offered support. The report recommended that 'Trusts must make provision for the ... Read more...

Best practices for smoking cessation: implications for employer-based programs.

30 Aug 2009 Tobacco use and smoking continue to be one of the most important potentially preventable health problems of the 21st century. A large number of studies published in the peer-reviewed literature now inform much of our employer-based programming ... Read more...

Addressing stress-related impairment in doctors. A survey of providers' and doctors' experience of a funded counselling service in New Zealand.

5 Aug 2009 AIMS: In January 2006 the Medical Protection Society (MPS) and Medical Assurance Society (MAS) commenced a jointly funded counselling service for stressed doctors in New Zealand. Stressed and impaired doctors may impact negatively on patient care. ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Occupational Health Services'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• A national survey of support and counselling after maternal death. 30 Oct 2009
• Impairment by psychiatric disorders, including alcoholism and drug dependence. 30 Aug 2009
• Best practices for smoking cessation: implications for employer-based programs. 30 Aug 2009
• Addressing stress-related impairment in doctors. A survey of providers' and doctors' experience of a funded counselling service in New Zealand. 5 Aug 2009
• Supporting staff recovery and reintegration after a critical incident resulting in infant death. 30 Jul 2009
• Patient satisfaction with nurse practitioner and physician services in the occupational health setting. 30 Jul 2009
• Knowledge and attitudes of mental health professionals in Ireland to the concept of recovery in mental health: a questionnaire survey. 30 Jul 2009
• Promoting mental health in small-medium enterprises: an evaluation of the "Business in Mind" program. 13 Jul 2009
• [An injuries prevention programme in the transport and cargo handling sector, implemented by the ASL 10 Local Health Unit, Florence] 29 Jun 2009
• [Legislation and inspection for the health and safety of workers. Efficacy and limits] 29 Jun 2009
• Changing the conversation--the occupational health nurse's role in integrated HS3. 29 Jun 2009
• Do I need policies and procedures in my workplace? 29 Jun 2009
• Best practices for wellness programs. 29 Jun 2009
• Employee wellness programs: tips for achieving success. 29 Jun 2009
• Formative research in occupational health and safety intervention for diverse, underserved worker populations: a homecare worker intervention project. 29 Jun 2009
• Workplace health protection and promotion through participatory ergonomics: an integrated approach. 29 Jun 2009
• A conceptual framework for integrating workplace health promotion and occupational ergonomics programs. 29 Jun 2009
• Integrating occupational health with mainstream public health in Massachusetts: an approach to intervention. 29 Jun 2009
• Interventions: advancing the state of the art. 29 Jun 2009
• Identifying patients at risk of cardiovascular disease: a pharmacist-managed screening event for union workers and their dependents. 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Occupational Health Services'

Definition: Health services for employees, usually provided by the employer at the place of work.

Descriptor UI: D009786

Alternative terms: Occupational Health Services; Services, Employee Health; Health Services, Employee; Employee Health Service; Health Service, Employee; Service, Employee Health; Health Services, Occupational; Health Service, Occupational; Occupational Health Service; Service, Occupational Health; Services, Occupational Health; Employee Health Services; Employment-Based Services; Employment Based Services; Employment-Based Service; Service, Employment-Based; Services, Employment-Based; Services, Employment Based; Employee Assistance Programs (Health Care); Assistance Program, Employee (Health Care); Assistance Programs, Employee (Health Care); Employee Assistance Program (Health Care); Program, Employee Assistance (Health Care); Programs, Employee Assistance (Health Care);

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: N02.421.143.740;

History Note: 68

Technical Notes: IM; DF: OCCUP HEALTH SERV