North Sea offshore medics looking to unionise, fight for increased pay
Offshore medics based in the North Sea are making efforts to unionise over dissatisfaction with pay and conditions.
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Addressing skill fade in offshore medics and emergency response teams
Skill fade has been defined as the decay of ability or adeptness over a period of non-use. This can apply in any walk of life – but for an offshore medic, skill fade can have serious consequences.
‘Lack of PPE and 17hr shifts’: how medics in the North Sea took on coronavirus crisis
North Sea medics have revealed that a lack of PPE, verbal abuse from “worried” riggers and working 17-hour shifts are some of the issues they had to tackle at the height of the Covid-19 crisis.
Challenge of offshore health management
Expectations within the offshore oil and gas sector have changed over the years such that exposure of staff to risk has become increasingly unacceptable.
Offshore medical care set for new horizons
Experts from around the world are gathering in Norway today to consider how the unique medical skills pioneered in Aberdeen for the oil and gas platforms of the North Sea can be transferred to ever more hostile environments.