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Dr Masood Aga recognised at national awards
Corporate And General News
Dr Masood Aga, Clinical Director for Occupational Medicine, won outstanding occupational health practitioner 2022 at the Society of Occupational Medicine awards. The Trust’s occupational health and wellbeing team was also highly commended in the outstanding occupational health team category.
The Society of Occupational Medicine awards 2022 took place at the Royal College of Physicians in London in December. The awards celebrate the superb work that occupational health professionals undertake every day and showcase the value of occupational health to organisations and the wider community.
Dr Aga was commended for his innovative leadership and for ensuring that staff occupational health and wellbeing remains central to the Trust’s strategic plan. His commitment to developing the team to meet the evolving needs of colleagues was also noted.
Along with his team, he developed endto-end mental health and musculoskeletal pathways meaning colleagues can access a multidisciplinary team of consultants and allied health professionals, including a physiotherapist, psychologist and EMDR specialist through occupational health, without having to see a GP.
Dr Aga said “It’s an honour to be recognised by other occupational health colleagues across the country for the work we do in SWB to look after our colleagues’ health and wellbeing. We strive to provide the best service we can, and listen to the needs of colleagues, and we will continue to do so.”
Dr Aga was also recognised for his postgraduate teaching, research credentials and collaborative work. We would like to extend our sincere congratulations to Dr Aga and his team.
Colleagues can view the range of occupational health and wellbeing services offered at SWB through the Connect homepage, and can contact the department on 0121 507 3306 for further information.
