Do you know how to adapt your workplace procedures and practices to fully comply with public health protection measures? Professor John Gallagher, Managing Director of Cognate Health, outlines his key takeaways about the Return to Work Safely Protocol. As businesses across the country re-open on a phased basis over the coming weeks and months, so […]
The roadmap for the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions is seeing a phased return to work across all sectors. The Government’s Return to Work Safely Protocol also highlights office work should continue to be carried out at home where possible. As remote working remains an intrinsic part of many workers’ lives for the foreseeable future, employers have to take the […]
4 Simple Tips to Promote Good Health When Working from Home. The standard office is usually set up to be productive. However, as the current Covid-19 situation forces staff from non-essential businesses to work from home, the temporary remote spaces being created across the country will come with challenges, and may lead to health problems. From […]
In this ‘new normal’, we are all having to adjust to working remotely. This means virtual meetings via video are now a part of the working day for most of us, with tools such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom commonplace. At Cognate Health, our remote health consultations have formed part of our service for years […]
23 March 2020: A unique remote case management system for occupational health has been launched today by leading Irish occupational health providers Cognate Health. The system will support businesses in the current public health emergency, along with alleviating an overburdened healthcare system. The roll-out of Dayone+, initially due to take place in April, has been brought forward to assist […]
Last week I spoke at the opening night of the Diploma in Safety Health and Welfare at Work at University College Cork. It’s in its 25th year and as popular as ever. I have been involved with the Diploma for 23 of those years. It caused me to reflect on how occupational health has changed over that time. How […]
Professor John Gallagher Chairs HSE Group On The Development of New Standards For Quality And Safety In Occupational Health Services In Ireland. Last week, the HSE launched new occupational health standards for occupational health services at the very first annual conference of the Workplace Health and Wellbeing Unit Education Centre, Tallaght Hospital, Dublin. The aim […]
COGNATE HEALTH BECOMES FIRST1 IRISH OWNED OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH COMPANY IN IRELAND TO BE RECOMMENDED FOR ISO27001 CERTIFICATION The ISO/IEC 27001 Information Security Management System provides requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining and continually improving an information security management system (ISMS). Cognate Health have worked through the planning and implementation of the system over the past 12 months. […]
Well, it’s that time of the year again – no, not Christmas (yet) but time for the Cognate Health team to take part in the annual Run in the Dark on November 11th. Training for the run has focused our minds on exercise, as it tends to do. We all know that sometimes we need to increase […]
“It is, therefore, heartening to discover that businesses that truly do well for their workers also do well for their investors.” Wellness in the workplace is one area where there are few people in the middle ground. In general terms, there are those who firmly believe that improving wellbeing at work leads to business benefit […]