Overview

First published in 1988, Fitness for Work has grown to become the UK 'bible' of occupational health and the Faculty of Occupational Medicine's flagship publication. This fourth edition reflects significant developments in legislation and guidelines, and changes in the information requirements of those working in the field. Demographic factors, such as an ageing population, and changes in work practice and social and political policy, mean the need for advice on the effedts of medical conditions on employments and working capability is increasing. In keeping with previous editions, chapters are organized by medical condition, and co-authored by both a topic specialist and a specialist occupational physician. The reader will find practical guidance on the employment potential and assessment of anyone with an illness or disability. There is additional coverage of the ethical and legal aspects of ill health at work. There is an attempt to include, where possible, the evidence base and guidelines behind the findings. This update also reflects recent government focus on a more holistic approach to health problems in employment, and initiatives to encourage peoplet o stay at work and return to work, rather than supporting them at home. To an extent, occupational medicine must be tailored to individual patients under unique and specific circumstance. However, this book provides a wealth of useful consensus guidance, codes of practice, and locally evolved standards, to enable clinical judgements to be made. It is the most comprehensive text available on the effects of ill health on employment.

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Author:   Keith T. Palmer ,  Robin A. F. Cox ,  Ian Brown
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Edition:   New ed of 4 Revised ed
Dimensions:   Width: 17.20cm , Height: 4.30cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   1.307kg
ISBN:  

9780199215652

ISBN 10:   0199215650
Pages:   760
Publication Date:   22 February 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. A General Framework for Assessing Fitness for Work ; 2. Legal Aspects of Fitness for Work ; 3. The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 ; 4. Support and Rehabilitation - Restoring Fitness for Work ; 5. Ethics for Occupational Physicians ; 6. Neurological Disorders ; 7. Mental Health and Psychiatric Disorders ; 8. Epilepsy ; 9. Vision and Eye Disorders ; 10. Hearing and Vestibular Disorders ; 11. Spinal Disorders ; 12. Orthopaedics and Trauma of the Limbs ; 13. Rheumatological Disorders ; 14. Gastrointestinal and Liver Disorders ; 15. Diabetes Mellitus and Other Endocrine Disorders ; 16. Haematological Disorders ; 17. Cardiovascular Disorders ; 18. Respiratory Disorders ; 19. Renal and Urological Disease ; 20. Women at Work ; 21. Fitness for Work Following Surgery ; 22. Dermatological Disorders ; 23. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) ; 24. Alcohol & Drugs Misuse ; 25. Medication ; 26. Work and The Older Employee ; 27. Ill Health Retirement ; 28. Fitness to Drive ; 29. Health Screening ; Appendix 1 - Civil Aviation ; Appendix 2 -Seafarer Fitness ; Appendix 3 - Offshore Workers ; Appendix 4 - The Medical Assessment of Working Divers ; Appendix 5 - General Aspects of Fitness for Work Overseas ; Appendix 6 - Workers exposed to hand-transmitted vibration: Health surveillance and fitness for work ; Appendix 7 - Returning to work after intensive care treatment ; Appendix 8 - Useful addresses and contact details

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It has deservedly become the valued 'bible' of occupational health and as such a key resource for all groups of occupational health practitioners, safety staff, human resources managers, and a wide range of other clinical and public health specialists working in hospitals and primary care...the content of this book has been revised to ensure that it continues to provide appropriate and authoritative up-to-date guidance to all who are involved in addressing health issues associated with employment. Public Health Fitness for Work has now been transformed from a report of a committee to the standard texbook of occupational medicine. ...Four editions in 20 years is a remarkable achievement for any medical textbook and reflects not only the changes and advances in medicine, but also the esteem in which the book is now held. ...Occupational physicians and occupational health nurses are more and more involved in litigation cases and, for this alone, this book should be required reading. ... no occupational physician, occupational health nurse, GP nor any person who may have to sit on, or give evidence to, an industrial tribunal should be without this comprehensive book. s [This book] is virtually an exclusive library in its own right...an organically expanding compendium of contemporary wisdom and reference for many professionals in countless areas of care, research and discovery. The successive forewards and prefaces to all four editions make inspiring and provocative reading, well worth introductory browsing time to realise the full design and value of the work. RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Journal ...the standard textbook of occupational medicine...Four editions in 20 years is a remarkable achievement for any medical textbook and reflects not only the changes and advances in medicine, legislation and the practice of occupational medicine that have occurred, but also the esteem in which the book is now held. Occupational Health

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