75 years of Occupational Health at the University of Manchester

摘要

The department was founded by Professor Ronald Lane in Manchester in 1945. This was done at the time that great social and welfare projects were launched such as founding the NHS. Lane was the first Professor of Occupational Medicine in the UK, and this was the first Occupational Health department. Lane instituted the formal teaching of Occupational Medicine. However, there were also courses in Occupational Nursing and dedicated undergraduate teaching in Occupational Medicine. Unfortunately, the Nursing course was transferred to the nursing school, and Occupational Medicine was squeezed out of the undergraduate syllabus. This department provided outreach teaching around the globe through the World Health Organization and International Labour Organization.