The Effects of The Effects of (Ill)Health on Work (Ill)Health on Work Jeremy Owen Jeremy Owen Army Professor of Occupational Army Professor of Occupational Medicine Medicine Royal Centre for Defence Medicine and Institute of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, University of Birmingham March 2006
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The Effects of The Effects of (Ill)Health on Work(Ill)Health on Work
Jeremy OwenJeremy OwenArmy Professor of Occupational MedicineArmy Professor of Occupational Medicine
Royal Centre for Defence Medicineand
Institute of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, University of Birmingham
March 2006
Royal Army Medical Royal Army Medical Corps CadetshipsCorps Cadetships
• Final 3 yrs at Medical SchoolFinal 3 yrs at Medical School
• Identifying & Assessing Ill-health in the Workplace
•DDA
•Fitness to Drive
What is Occupational Medicine ?What is Occupational Medicine ?
Occupational Medicine is the clinical Occupational Medicine is the clinical
component of occupational health….component of occupational health….
……It is a discipline concerned with the effects of It is a discipline concerned with the effects of
work on health and the influence of pre-existent work on health and the influence of pre-existent
health problems on the capacity to work.health problems on the capacity to work.
Health >>>> Work >>>> HealthHealth >>>> Work >>>> Health
To ignore the two way interactions between work and health is to risk To ignore the two way interactions between work and health is to risk misdiagnosis, mismanagement and overall failure to do your best for your misdiagnosis, mismanagement and overall failure to do your best for your patients and society at large.patients and society at large.
Extent of Sickness Absence and Extent of Sickness Absence and Occupational IIl Health in UKOccupational IIl Health in UK
Annual bill for GB work related illness and injuryAnnual bill for GB work related illness and injury isis
Averaged absence per employeeAveraged absence per employee 7.8 days7.8 days
Averaged cost per employeeAveraged cost per employee £400 - 500£400 - 500
2 Million 2 Million believe they are suffering from illness,believe they are suffering from illness,caused by workcaused by work
OH Stakeholders
Individual
- Employee
- Patient
Work
- Colleagues
- Employer
- Customers
- Investors
- Public
Society
- Family &
Community
- Health Service
- Country/Govt
- Legislators
- Media?
And don’t forget ... YOU and I!
Occupational Health TasksOccupational Health Tasks
• Identify Identify hazardshazards• Assess Assess risksrisks to health in the to health in the circumstancescircumstances• Manage/control the Manage/control the risksrisks
• Match people with appropriate jobsMatch people with appropriate jobs
Health & WorkDrivers for widening the workforce:• Moral