The 'bible' of occupational health, Fitness for Work is the most in-depth and comprehensive resource available on the relationship between ill health and employment. The specialist advice given covers health hazards in the work place, fitness for work, and rehabilitation after illness or injury. A truly current source, it discusses the social aspects of work, and problems associated with our ageing workforce and changing population. Communicating occupational health advice to patients, employees, and doctors, Fitness for Work improves relationships in the workplace. It details the impact of a patient's health on work, and how they can be supported to gain or remain in employment. This invaluable source argues that in a suitable role, an employee can derive immense benefits to their health and well-being from work. Importantly, this comprehensive title also presents tactics on how to reduce inappropriate barriers to work for those who have overcome an injury or disease, and those who live with chronic conditions. Fully revised and updated, the sixth edition of Fitness for Work is based on the latest research evidence and clinical advances. The first half of the book focuses on the general principles of fitness to work and occupational health practice, such as legal aspects, ethical principles, health promotion, health surveillance and general principles of rehabilitation. In addition, it advises on sickness absence, ill health retirement, medication, transport, vibration and travel. In the second half of the book, chapters are arranged by clinical speciality or topic, and are co-authored by a topic specialist and a specialist occupational physician providing a comprehensive view of the subject. For effortless reference, each specialty chapter outlines the conditions covered, their prevalence and impact, and discusses the clinical aspects and treatment that affects work capacity. All recommendations are evidence-based and make use of the NICE guidelines. The definitive text on the relationship between health and work, Fitness for Work delivers a wealth of valuable consensus guidance, codes of practice, and locally evolved standards. This highly-regarded resource is essential for all occupational health practitioners.
Section 1 1: John Hobson and Julia Smedley: A general framework for assessing fitness for work 2: Gillian S. Howard: Legal aspects of fitness for work 3: Mark Landon and Tony Williams: The Equality Act 4: Steve Boorman and Diana Kloss: Ethics in occupational health 5: Steve Boorman: Health promotion in the workplace 6: David Koh and Tar-Ching Aw: Health screening in occupational health 7: Steven Nimmo: The older worker 8: Blandina Blackburn and Patrick Bose: Women s Health and other Gender issues at work 9: Richard Preece: Sickness absence 10: Danny Wong: Rehabilitation and return to work 11: Tony Williams and Neil Pearce: Fitness for work after surgery or critical illness 12: Jon Poole and Glyn R. Evans: Ill health retirement 13: Caroline Swales and Peter McDowall: Medication and employment 14: David Brown and David Rhinds: Drugs and alcohol in the workplace 15: Tim Carter, Rae-Wen Chang, Andrew Colvin, Robbert Hermanns: Transport 16: Tim Carter, Sally Bell, Mike Doig, Robbert Hermanns, Phil Bryson: Seafaring, offshore energy and diving 17: Dipti Patel: International Travel 18: Ian Lawson and Roger Cooke: Health effects of vibration Section 2 19: Richard J.L. Heron and Neil Greenberg: Mental health and psychiatric disorders 20: Syed Nasir and Karen Walker-Bone: Musculoskeletal conditions, Part 1: Rheumatological disorders 21: Birender Balain, John Hobson: Musculoskeletal conditions, Part 2: Spinal disorders 22: Sam Valanejad Julia Blackburn Karen Walker-Bone: Musculoskeletal conditions, Part 3: disorders of upper and lower limbs 23: Ian Brown and Martin C. Prevett: Epilepsy 24: Jon Poole and Richard Hardie: Other Neurological disorders 25: Ali Hashtroudi and Mayank Patel: Diabetes mellitus and other endocrine disorders 26: Joseph De Bono and Anli Yue Zhou: Cardiovascular Diseases 27: Paul Cullinan and Kaveh Asanati: Respiratory disorders 28: John English and Dr Hanaa Sayed: Dermatological disorders 29: Philip Wynn and Elizabeth Murphy: Cancer survivorship and work 30: John Pitts and Stuart J. Mitchell: Vision and eye disorders 31: Julian Eyears and Kristian Hutson: Hearing and vestibular disorders 32: Marios Adamou and John Hobson: Hidden impairments 33: Ira Madan and Simon Hellier: Gastrointestinal and liver disorders 34: Paul Grime and Christopher Conlon: Blood borne viruses 35: Julia Smedley and Richard S. Kaczmarski: Haematological disorders 36: Christopher W. Ide and Edwina A. Brown: Renal and urological disease
John Hobson is a practising consultant occupational physician. He is also managing director of Hobson Health Ltd. He has been the honorary editor of the journal Occupational Medicine for over fifteen years. He holds academic appointments in occupational medicine at Keele, Manchester and Birmingham universities. Julia Smedley is an occupational physician, leading a large multidisciplinary OH service in the NHS. She has an active interest in research and innovation, service development and quality improvement and has contributed to national guidelines and audits in the specialty. She is an honorary senior lecturer at the University of Southampton.
