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P32 THE USAGE OF ROBOTIC AUTOMATION (RPA) DATA TRANSFER ROBOT IN THE STAFF VACCINATION PROGRAMME LED BY OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES Newcastle OHS, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK As part of annual winter flu campaign, Newcastle OHS co-ordinate the delivery of COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations for staff of approximately 15,000. Learning from...

P31 ILL HEALTH RETIREMENT: A SINGLE CENTRE DECADE LONG DEMOGRAPHIC REVIEW Newcastle OHS, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK Background 1.4 million people are employed by the NHS in England, 96% of whom are in the NHS Pension Scheme. This scheme allows early retirement because of ill health for employees “incapable of...

P30 JOURNAL CLUB: THE OCCUPATIONAL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PARADOX Newcastle OHS, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK Background Newcastle OHS Physiotherapy Team host regular in-service training sessions including journal clubs which are engaging sessions to enhance knowledge of relevant and contemporary research. Occupational physical activity (OPA) is an interesting and complex topic often...

P29 FACULTY OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE ELECTRONIC NOTES AUDIT R. Hughes, K. McDowall, E. Murphy Newcastle Occupational Health Service, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK Background: The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Occupational Health Service (OHS) switched from using COHORT software to OPAS G2 software for the purpose of electronic note keeping in July 2023. A...

P28 PHYSICAL ACTIVITY HEALTH PROMOTION STALLS LED BY OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE Newcastle OHS, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK Background Physical activity (PA) can boast many physical and mental wellbeing benefits. Including prevention of co-morbidities such as cancer, coronary heart disease, diabetes, obesity, musculoskeletal conditions, and depression (Anderson and Durstine, 2019). Evidence...

P27 REVIEW OF ‘OTHER’ CLASSIFICATION OF CONTROL OF INFECTION CASES AFTER CONTACTING OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH C. Brown, Newcastle OHS, Gosforth, UK Background Occupational Health is working with a new database that can be utilised to collate data together to identify trends within the reported data. In terms of Control of Infection (COI) incidents, a large proportion...

P26 THRIVING IN BST: INTRODUCTION OF AN NCHD NEAR-PEER WELLBEING COURSE FOR BASIC SPECIALIST TRAINEES IN RCPI P. Carr, S. Casey, E. Porter Workplace Health & Wellbeing Unit, HSE, Dublin, Ireland Background A 2017 RCPI study on doctor wellbeing in Ireland identified a number of areas of concern and showed a 38.4% prevalence of burnout...

P25 SYSTEMISED REVIEW OF EVIDENCE FOR WORKPLACE DRUG TESTING P. Carr, Workplace Health & Wellbeing Unit, HSE, Dublin, Ireland Background: Workplace drug&alcohol testing is common practice amongst multiple industries in Ireland and abroad. A 2023 UN report showed Ireland ranks 4th place amongst European countries for past-year prevalence of cocaine use(1). There is no legal...

P24 CREATION OF AN E-LEARNING MODULE ON WELLBEING FOR TRAINEES STEPPING UP TO SENIOR TRAINING ROLES P. Carr, Workplace Health & Wellbeing Unit, HSE, Dublin, Ireland Background: Burnout rates for Basic Specialist (BST) and Higher Specialist (HST) trainees were 38% in a 2017 study(1). Transition to senior roles can be a stressful time for trainees(2)....

P23 EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF SEVERE ASTHMA IN THE WORKPLACE: A NARRATIVE REVIEW A.Ghafuri1, V. Parsons2, A. Stagg3 1GKT School of Medical Education, King’s College London, UK 2School of Life Sciences and Medicine, King’s College London, UK 3Occupational Health, Safety and Wellbeing Service, Guy’s and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK BACKGROUND Severe asthma...