Looking for Occupational Health support? SOM has partnered with COHPA to connect you with expert OH providers.


The Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM) has formed a strategic partnership with COHPA to promote Occupational Health.

If you need Occupational Health and want to find a provider, please fill in the enquiry form. This service is provided by SOM for free and available to everyone, from sole traders to multi nationals. Every year over 1000 companies get the Occupational Health Service they require simply by getting in touch.



Type of OH required

Sickness Absence management / Management referrals:


Health Surveillance:




To read more about the benefits of occupational health before contacting us, please click this link: Find an OH Provider Enquiry form

Occupational health (OH) promotes and maintains the physical, mental, and social wellbeing of employees. The primary aims of Occupational Health are as follows:

  • To ensure employers comply to the Equality Act 2010 (including disability, pregnancy, and age discrimination) and advise any temporary or permanent changes to the work or workplace ('reasonable adjustments')
  • To develop health and wellbeing related strategy and policies and provide health advice to employers and employees.
  • To advise employers what statutory health surveillance is required (e.g. when workers may be exposed to hazardous substances) conduct the recommended medicals and keep the employees related medical records.


This service is provided by SOM who with COHPA aims to promote Occupational Health.

If you are a Health and Wellbeing Company and would like to know more about SOM and how to join as a Corporate Supporter, please contact Anna Jones anna.jones@som.org.uk

Further resources

  • To find an OH company click here and to find an OH professional click here.
  • See here for how to commission OH and a new video on Maximising the Value in Procuring Good Occupational Health is here
  • View our Corporate Supporter brochure here
  • SOM publications, covering key guidelines and reports on Occupational and Workplace Health can be found in the SOM Publications Catalogue here.
  • SME guide to Occupational Health


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COHPA/ SOM strategic partnership for Occupational Health

SOM with COHPA are working together to enhance commercial Occupational Health. Join the commercial providers group, chaired by Dr Alasdair Emslie, which meets monthly, reviewing issues such as consent and a framework for in house training. Contact nick.pahl@som.org.uk to join the group or view minutes. Do also come along to the SOM/COHPA stand at Health at Work 2025 (stand 49) and get involved in Occupational Health Awareness Week, which focuses on OH commercial provision. See: https://www.som.org.uk/ohaw

To find an Occupational Health company - go to: https://www.som.org.uk/find-oh-provider-company

Do consider your company becoming a SOM Corporate Supporter – see https://www.som.org.uk/corporate-supporter for information or contact Anna Jones anna.jones@som.org.uk. Benefits include:

  • Use of the SOM Corporate Supporter logo, linked to the “Find an OH Provider Company” directory on the SOM website.
  • Profile of your company on the SOM website and to members via SOM e-news.
  • Networking in a monthly commercial providers group meeting, which facilitates Business-to-Business relationships with the UK’s leading OH providers.
  • Influence policy and public affairs through SOM’s engagement with parliamentarians and government.
  • News updates from SOM’s CEO.
  • Access to experienced OH staff for your company, via a free job advert (worth £1,945) or quarter page advert in SOM’s quarterly Magazine each time you renew your membership with SOM. Subsequent job adverts are at a 50% discount.
  • A 10% discount on adverts placed in SOM's journal Occupational Medicine (excludes conference campaigns and recruitment advertising).
  • Access SOM's CV Library of OH Professionals looking for work.
  • Put forward a representative or learn from SOM special interest groups e.g. on marketing, HAVS, MSK, and mental health issues.
  • Receive our monthly e-news.

Anna Jones, Corporate Supporter Consultant, sends out OH business leads email every Friday.

Thanks to the COHPA Board for a successful transition of its activities to SOM. SOM welcomes input, questions, or comments from the commercial OH community.