Occupational Health
Use this guide to find information resources related to occupational health including books, reports and journal articles.
Last updated:
17/09/2024
Key Resources
NHS Health Careers: Occupational health nurse
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Careers information about the role of occupational health nurses, including entry requirements.
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ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ (2022) Working flexibly to support a healthy work-life balance: a guide for RCN representatives. London: RCN.
Public Health England (2016) Educating occupational health nurses: an approach to align education with a service vision for occupational health nurses. London: PHE.
Business in the Community: Toolkits
We would like to thank the RCN Public Health member community for their input into the development of this subject guide.
Books
Allen B & Fidderman H (2019) Your health at work: an indispensable guide to physical and mental wellbeing. London: Kogan Page.
Blake M and Stacey G (2023) Health and wellbeing at work for nurses and midwives. Elsevier.
Boyd C (2023) Wellbeing strategies for nurses. Hoboken: Wiley Blackwell.
Cannon E (2018) Is your job making you ill?: how to survive and thrive when it happens to you. London: Piatkus.
Cooper C and Hesketh I (2019) Wellbeing at work: how to design, implement and evaluate an effective strategy. London: Kogan Page.
Hasson G and Butler D (2020) Mental health and wellbeing in the workplace: a practical guide for employers and employees. Newark: John Wiley.
Hobson J and Smedley J (2019) Fitness for work: the medical aspects. 6th edn. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Johnson S, Robertson I and Cooper C (2018) Well being: productivity and happiness at work. 2nd edn. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan.
Pritchard K and Tomkins L (2019) Health at work: critical perspectives. Abingdon: Routledge.
Sadhra S, Bray A and Boorman S (2022)ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥¯Oxford handbook of occupational health. 3rd edn. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Thornbory G (ed.) (2017) Contemporary occupational health nursing: a guide for practitioners. 2nd edn. Abingdon: Routledge.
Traynor M (2017) Critical resilience for nurses: an evidence-based guide to survival and change in the modern NHS. Abingdon: Routledge.
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Journals
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