Occupational Health

RCN COVID 19: Supporting industry back to work

• This resource provides the key principles, information and guidance for workers and organisations re-opening businesses outside of healthcare.
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NHS Health Careers: Occupational health nurse

• Careers information about the role of occupational health nurses, including entry requirements.
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Royal College of Nursing: Health, safety and wellbeing

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Royal College of Nursing: Prioritising personal safety

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Royal College of Nursing (2022) Working flexibly to support a healthy work-life balance: a guide for RCN representatives. London: RCN.  

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Public Health England (2016) Educating occupational health nurses: an approach to align education with a service vision for occupational health nurses. London: PHE.

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Business in the Community: Toolkits

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We would like to thank the RCN Public Health member community for their input into the development of this subject guide.

Use these links to see details of books the RCN libraries hold on each topic.

• Occupational health
• Occupational health and mental health
• Wellbeing and work

Use these links for details of journal articles on each topic.

• Employee wellbeing
• Fit to work
• Health and safety at work
• Shiftwork and health
• Sickness absence
• Occupational health

Journals of interest for occupational health. Use these links to see details of availability.

• Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology
• Occupational Health and Wellbeing