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Too many follow-up occupational health reports do a bad job in summarising the case so far. It’s common to see the phrase ‘this report should be read in conjunction with my previous report,’ with the clinician assuming the reader has enough context to understand the document. I’ll explain here why I don’t think that’s good enough. I suspect this habit comes from doctors’ backgrounds in other medical specialties. When I worked as a surgeon, my clinic letters were going to GPs

Image of a person signing a document Occupational health clinicians in England are currently debating a change in the process by which an...

AI-generated manga-style 'reporter' v 'detective' in a research library with late 1980s computers attached to modern LCD screens, paper...

Anyone who has been to a few conferences has had at least some part of them ruined by session chairpersons performing their roles terribly. Here’s how to avoid being an awful conference chairperson. 1) Manage time If you do nothing else successfully as a chair, you need to manage the time of the session effectively. Managing time is your first, second and third priority. Be ready to start before the allotted time (you should arrive first), and make sure you finish on time.

Too often, occupational health follow-up appointments are suggested inappropriately by clinicians. Often this is due to a lack of...

Occupational clinicians often disagree on whether it’s appropriate to include an employee’s diagnosis in their report to the employer....