South Glos Medical Research Unit

21/06/2022

Breaking: New poll finds businesses “wasteful” with ineffective workplace health initiatives.

A new poll to mark Occupational Health Awareness Week has found 68% UK adults think occupational health is important but just 10% believe some current workplace health & wellbeing services important.

SOM and COHPA have urged business leaders to be more strategic and seek occupational health expertise.

Read more here:

20/06/2022

Today the NHS made an exciting announcement about growing Occupational Health and Wellbeing.

Click here to read an article by NHS England and NHS Improvement's John Drew to mark Occupational Health Awareness Week:

Please find direct link to article on the day via www.som.org.uk/blog-posts or www.cohpa.org/latest-news/

Top 10 tips for meeting drug and alcohol legal requirements for happy and healthy workplaces by Toxicology Consultant Helen Vangikar:

05/01/2022

We’re reaching out to ask you to consider supporting this high-profile COVID -19 study. You may be eligible if you have had:
• Symptoms attributable to COVID-19 beginning in the last 5 days
• A positive PCR SARS-CoV-2 test for COVID-19
• Aged ≥50 years or over, OR aged 18-49 years with any known underlying chronic health condition considered to make you clinically vulnerable
For more information please look at the PANORAMIC trial website: PANORAMIC (panoramictrial.org)
Thank you for your help

15/07/2021

𝗡𝗛𝗦 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀
England’s Chief Nurse has today reminded the public that everyone accessing or visiting healthcare settings must continue to wear a face covering and follow social distancing rules.
Please help us to keep everyone safe

06/01/2021

𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘆!
We are looking for healthy volunteers aged 18-65yrs who are able to help with our delivery of the Covid vaccine. This would involve helping steward patients through the clinic to ensure they receive the best possible care. If this is something you think you could help with please email us on: [email protected]
Thank you for your continuing support

06/01/2021

𝗡𝗛𝗦 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀. As we move back into lockdown conditions, please remember you can contact the NHS Volunteer Responders if you are shielding and need help. They can collect shopping or prescriptions, give you a regular friendly phone call or give you lifts to medical appointments.
You can register for their service on 𝟬𝟴𝟬𝟴 𝟭𝟵𝟲 𝟯𝟲𝟰𝟲

NHS Volunteer Responders is a scheme set up by the NHS and Royal Voluntary Service to provide much needed support to individuals isolating and staying at home during COVID-19.

25/06/2020

The Government has issued new advice for patients that are shielding from COVID19.
All those on existing lists will be provided directly with a letter for their employers.

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23/06/2020

Following more reports of scam phone calls, it is important that everyone knows that if the NHS want to contact you:
You'll be contacted by email, text or phone.
Text messages will come from NHStracing. Calls will come from 0300 0135000.
Children under 18 will be contacted by phone wherever possible and asked for their parent or guardian's permission to continue the call.
You'll be asked to sign in to the NHS Test and Trace contact tracing website at https://contact-tracing.phe.gov.uk.
If you cannot use the contact tracing website, they will call you.

19/06/2020

CAN YOU HELP IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CORONAVIRUS?

West Walk Surgery is supporting vital COVID 19 research.
As part of this, we are helping to carry out a national priority research study called PRINCIPLE.

If you have symptoms of COVID 19, are aged 65 or over, OR are aged 50-64 and have an existing health condition, you may be eligible to join this important study. If you’d like to discuss taking part in PRINCIPLE, please contact us on 01454 272200.

CAN YOU HELP IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CORONAVIRUS? West Walk Surgery is supporting vital COVID 19 research.As part of this, we are helping to carry out a national priority research study called PRINCIPLE. If you have symptoms of COVID 19, are aged 65 or over, OR are aged 50-64 and have an existing healt...