Integrating occupational health with the NHS will not improve access

The proposal from Torrance and Heron—who are both members of the board of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine—that occupational health services be integrated into the NHS1 won’t remedy lack of access to comprehensive services. An effective solution requires consultation with faculty members, professional colleagues, and stakeholders; a systematic approach to problem solving to agree best solutions; and benchmarking against other models. …