Category: Oral Presentations

O15 MODELS OF DELIVERING HEALTH AND WELLBEING SERVICES (HWS) TO SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRISES (SMEs) IN THE UK: A SCOPING REVIEW G. Ntani1, V. Parsons2, J. Yarker3, I. Madan4 1MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, University of Southampton, UK 2Occupational Health Service, Guy’s and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK 3Birkbeck, University of London, UK...

O14 “SKILLS FOR RESILIENCE”- THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A FARMER-CENTRIC INTERVENTION TO INCREASE MENTAL HEALTH LITERARCY AND HELP-SEEKING INTENTIONS AMONG IRISH FARMERS S. O’Connor1, S. Malone1, J. Firnhaber1, S. O’Keeffe1, J. McNamara2, A. D. O’Hagan 1Dublin City University, Ireland 2Teagasc, Dublin, Ireland Background Farmers often face low mental health literacy and help-seeking, as they...

O13 AN EXPLORATION OF BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS TO HEALTHY EATING IN UK HEAVY GOODS VEHICLE DRIVERS K. B. Ruettger, Loughborough University, UK Background: The working environment of Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) drivers promotes unhealthy lifestyle behaviours including physical inactivity and poor dietary choices. This leads to high levels of chronic diseases and a reduced life...

O12 THE ROLE OF VOCATIONAL SUPPORT WORKERS IN SUPPORTING PATIENT’S RETURN-TO-WORK: QUALITATIVE FINDINGS FROM THE WORK AND VOCATIONAL ADVICE (WAVE) TRIAL R. Harrison1, G. Wynne-Jones1, C. A. Chew-Graham1, I. Madan2, V. Parsons3, K. Walker-Bone4, G. Mansell5, B. Saunders1 1Keele University, UK 2Occupational Health Service, Guy’s and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK 3School of...

O11 A CROSS-SECTIONAL ANALYTICAL STUDY OF NHS TELEWORKING DURING THE UK COVID-19 PANDEMIC: EXPLORING FACTORS AFFECTING EMPLOYEES’ PERCEIVED WORK-RELATED STRESS, WITH RECOMMENDATIONS ON THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE FUTURE K. Lin1, I. Madan1, G. Ntani2, L. Curran3 1Guy’s and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK 2MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, University of Southampton, UK 3King’s College...

O10 OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE PHYSICIANS TRANSITION TO RETIREMENT: AN INTERNATIONAL SURVEY OF PREPARATION, PLANS, AND INTERESTS R. J. L. Heron, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK Background: The average age of Society of Occupational Medicine/ Faculty of Occupational Medicine (SOM/FOM) physicians is 60 years. Their retirement decisions significantly impact on the access to specialist OH capability. No...

O9 SICKNESS ABSENCE AND JOB LOSS IN A UK COHORT OF OLDER WORKERS S. D’Angelo1, G. Ntani1, E. Zaballa Lasala1, K. Walker-Bone2 1MRC-LEC, University of Southampton, UK 2Monash Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia Background Demographic changes require people to work to older ages. However, older workers are frequently off work...

O8 ASSESSING IMPACT OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION TRAINING FOR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS D. Kendrick1, B. Kellezi2, J. Holmes1, R. Tyerman1, A. Sallis3, R. Das Nair4, K. Radford1, L. Palmer3, R. Lindley1, J. Kettlewell1, S. Fallon1, I. Andrews1, T. Jones1, C. Mann1, S. Timmons1   1University of Nottingham, UK 2Nottingham Trent University, UK 3Nottingham University...

O7 ESTABLISHING OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH COMPETENCY FOR FIRST CONTACT PHYSIOTHERAPISTS IN THE UK C. Black1, H. Gray2, S. Shanmugam3 1Buckinghamshire NHS Foundation Trust, UK 2Healthcare Improvement Scotland, UK 3Glasgow Caledonian University, UK Background Patients at risk of preventable sickness absence frequently attend at primary care. First contact physiotherapists (FCP) may provide an optimal way of reducing...

O6 ASSESSING OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR GROWING THE ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONAL (AHP) WORKFORCE IN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SPECIALTY IN THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE (NHS) V. Parsons1, G. Ntani2, J. O’Neill3, A. Turner4, V. Small4, I. Madan1 1Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK 2University of Southampton, UK 3National School of OH, NHS Health Education...