To kick off the last session of the BMA’s 2009 ARM conference, members looked at the topic of occupational health, something which has been a pertinent issue at BMA Cymru Wales recently. We’ve been seeking assurances that the future of the Primary Care Support Service (PCSS), which is the ONLY occupational health service for doctors [...]
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ARM – day four – rounding off with occupational health, tobacco and alcohol debates
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
Doctors get sick too
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009Wales’ Auditor General report out today on staff sickness levels in the NHS makes for interesting reading for BMA members. It says it’s still a “significant problem”, even though some improvements have been made. Since April 2004, time off work because of ill health has averaged out at 14 working days per year for an [...]