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Online Webinar 25th January 2024 -2pm – 4pm
Please join our webinar on the 25th of January, hosted on Teams, which focuses on the pressing challenges and issues faced by Workers and Employers within Scotland.
Our Event will host speakers from a range of work sectors, policy makers, medical professionals, occupational health specialists, and research focused academics. To access the full programme, please see below.
To access the webinar please click the button below and send us your name and email address and we will send you the link for the event. The event will open at 3:30 pm for sign in, with the first speaker at 4pm.
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Webinar Programme 2024 (Click on Topics for Presentation & Slides)
| Time | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 14:00 | E. Macdonald (SOHAG Chair) | Welcome |
| 14:05 | K. Bampton (CEO BOHS) | OH in the Workplace |
| 14:15 | M. Calcutt (HSE) | HSE Strategy + OH |
| 14:30 | C. Mathys (SOM Representative) | SOM and OH Priorities |
| 14:40 | I. Tasker (Scot Hazards) | OH and Health & Safety |
| 14:55 | M. Kennedy (SALUS) | Proactive OH in Practice |
| 15:10 | S. Pattani (NHSE) | Developing OH Access |
| 15:25 | R. Atkinson (PHS) | Scottish Government & OH |
| 15:30 | E. Liu (SSOH) Chair Panel Discussion | Why is Universal Access to OH Useful?’ |
| 15:55 | E. Macdonald (SOHAG Chair) | Close |
Please note this programme is subject to change and edited recordings of the event will be made available on this site following the event.
Please scroll down to find out a little more about our speakers and view their sessions
CEO British Occupational Hygiene Society
The British Occupational Hygiene Society is the Chartered Society for Worker Health Protection, a scientific charity which is dedicated to the prevention of illness caused through work. It is the professional home for occupational hygienists and for asbestos control scientists. Kevin Bampton is a former professor of Public Law, Fellow in Healthcare and Foreign Office and UN Adviser
General Manager Salus – NHS Lanarkshire
Mark has worked within the NHS for over 38 years. From a Nursing background, with a keen interest in Health Inequality he was seconded to a Local Authority to lead Social Inclusion/Regeneration programmes. He returned to NHSL in 2006 as Director of Return to Work Services for NHS Lanarkshire. He is currently General Manager of Salus and has led the development of the Salus Return to Work Service and associated biopsychosocial model, successfully supporting working and workless populations across the UK via Local Authority partnerships and national employability programmes. He also oversees the only NHS body in the UK undertaking Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Disability Assessments within the welfare arena
Consultant in Occupational Medicine
Consultant in Occupational Medicine with experience in various industries such as Oil and Gas, Wind farms, Construction, Airports, and Fire and rescue services as well as other local authorities and universities. Current work involves providing occupational health services to various major national airlines, regional airports, offshore and overseas energy projects and local and national engineering companies.
I am the current chairperson for the Scottish Society of Occupational Health regional group as well as a member of the Scottish Occupational Health Action Group.
Consultant in Occupational Medicine
Ewan is Head of the Healthy Working Lives Group, which he established at the University of Glasgow in 1990. He divides his time between academic activities and provision of clinical Occupational Health and Safety services through his company MacOH Ltd.
Policy & Public Affairs Consultant / Society of Occupational Medicine
Claire has over a decade of practical experience working in politics, both in government and Parliament, having worked with many organisations seeking to influence including businesses, charities, investors, campaigners and trade bodies. She has seen what makes organisations influential and effective, and she want to share this knowledge with organisations that want to make a positive difference in the world.
National Clinical Expert in health and wellbeing NHSE
Shriti is passionate about access to occupational health support for all people of working age through primary and secondary care, She is currently piloting a pathway for health and work advice based in primary care, this is shortly being extended to MSK hubs.
CEO – Scottish Hazards
Ian joined Scottish Hazards in 2017, prior to that he was an Assistant Secretary at the STUC with policy responsibility for health and safety at work, including occupational health. Ian comes from a finance background where he became one of his unions first health and safety representatives in the early 1980’s. With an interest in occupational health stretching back 30 years, particularly its impact on workers, he supports occupational health support being freely available to all workers.
Scottish Occupational Health Action Group 