Christopher W. Seymour

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Lifesaving health checks in the workplace

Sep 18, 2024 | lexology.com | Christopher W. Seymour |Sarah Beeby

On 30 August 2024, the government announced it will roll out a programme of free workplace health checks. The initiative has been introduced to reduce the burden on the NHS and to try to prevent heart disease, kidney disease and diabetes. Currently, of more than 16 million people eligible for an NHS Health Check, only 40% actually complete one.
Summer 2024 employment trends series: artificial intelligence and the metaverse

Aug 14, 2024 | lexology.com | Karen Farrell |Laura Jackson |Leslie M. Martin |Christopher W. Seymour

As part of our summer 2024 employment trends series, we reflect on the developments we have observed in artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace – surely one of 2024’s hottest topics. AI in the workplaceWe have seen clients start to integrate AI into the workplace to increase productivity and automate time-consuming and repetitive tasks to speed up and enhance how we work.
Overarching “agency relationships” did not exist between a worker’s assignments

Mar 20, 2024 | lexology.com | Christopher W. Seymour

This was the decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in the recent case of Donkor-Baah v University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust and others. The EAT determined that, based on the specific circumstances presented, Ms Donkor-Baah, who was employed as an agency worker by the Respondents, did not have the right to receive suspension pay between the end of one assignment and the start of another.
DWP publishes occupational health strategy

Dec 19, 2023 | lexology.com | Christopher W. Seymour

On 22 November 2023, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) published its response to the “Occupational Health: Working Better” consultation, setting out four key actions it intends to take forward. These will form part of the government’s ongoing programme to reform occupational health (OH) by increasing OH take-up and developing OH workforce capacity.
The role of gas and hydrogen in the UAE’s energy mix - The Energy Year

Dec 13, 2023 | theenergyyear.com | Christopher W. Seymour

Christopher Seymour, Mott MacDonald’s head of strategy and investment for the Middle East, Africa and South Asia, talks to The Energy Year about the role of gas in the region’s diversifying energy mix and the challenges in developing hydrogen. Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management and development consultancy. How determined is the UAE to diversify its power mix, and what role will gas play?
The impact of alcohol-free initiatives

Oct 25, 2023 | lexology.com | Christopher W. Seymour

Although alcohol sometimes appeared to be a staple of the British workplace – with after-work drinks and celebrations making the private sector 86% more likely to say there is an expectation to drink at employer events than the public sector – that culture has been changing. Over the past 10 years, worldwide initiatives like Dry January and Go Sober for October have gained increasing interest annually.
Caring for Patients With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Summary of the 2023 ESICM Practice Guidelines

Jun 17, 2023 | jamanetwork.com | Derek C. Angus |Christopher W. Seymour |Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo

Guideline title ESICM Guidelines on Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Definition, Phenotyping and Respiratory Support Strategies Release date June 16, 2023 Developer European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) Target population Adult patients with or at risk for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) For nonintubated patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure not due to cardiogenic pulmonary edema or chronic lung disease Use high-flow nasal oxygen (HFNO) vs conventional...