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Receiving the Health at Work Award from the BUPA Foundation www.bupafoundation.com
Left: Kim Burton
Middle: Dr Andrew Vallance-Owen - deputy chairman of the Bupa Foundation and the Bupa's group medical director
Right: Nick Kendall
Video (link to external site, opens is new window)
Nick Kendall and Kim Burton are experienced professionals with skills and expertise ranging across the workplace, health, academic, research, and policy fields.
Nick Kendall is a health services consultant with a special interest in evidence-based practice. He has extensive experience with teaching and mentoring a wide variety of professionals across the occupational health, insurance and case management fields.
Having trained in clinical psychology and specialised in rehabilitation and pain management work he subsequently served as clinical director of musculoskeletal services and ran a large multidisciplinary pain management centre in a major teaching hospital. He has chaired national guideline projects, developed several evidence-based guidelines, and served as overall manager of evidence-based healthcare purchasing in major insurance and workers compensation settings. He led the development of the original psychosocial Yellow Flags framework for low back pain, and has recently updated this material with colleagues so that it now extends to all musculoskeletal problems. He has been involved in establishing evidence-based funding policies for several large UK medical insurers. He has also developed standards for case management in the UK, and provided training and suprevision of case managers. Recent work includes development of training programmes for tackling health problems at work. Research projects supported by government departments in various countries have covered occupational surveillance, governance of health and safety systems, and evidence reviews for occupational health topics.
Kim Burton is an occupational health consultant and clinical scientist, with a special interest in ergonomics. His special expertise lies in the integration of biomechanics, ergonomics, and the psychosocial aspects of occupational health problems.
He is an Honorary Fellow of the faculty of Occupational Medicine, and holds a visiting appointment with the Centre for Health and Social Care Research at the University of Huddersfield. He has a special interest in biomechanics and ergonomics and serves as editor-in-chief of the journal Clinical Biomechanics. He has been involved in the development of evidence-based clinical guidelines and public educational material for a range of musculoskeletal problems. Recent work has concerned exploring the relationship between work and health from an epidemiological and biopsychosocial perspective, with a focus on promoting a positive shift in the culture through novel informational and rehabilitation interventions. In particular, he has been involved with describing the nature of obstacles to recovery and obstacles to return to work for people with common health problems, and how to tackle them. He has undertaken numerous high profile research projects, many of which have been supported by government departments and by industry.
Kim Burton and Nick Kendall were winners of the Health at Work Award from the BUPA Foundation (Medical Research Charity) in 2008.
Burton, A. K., Kendall, N. A. S., Pearce, B. G., Birrell, L. N., & Bainbridge, L. C. (2008). Management of Upper Limb Disorders and the Biopsychosocial Model. London: HSE Books.
Nick Kendall
Kim Burton
About us - we have
- developed and researched information for employers, clinicians and patients
- provided policy advice to government departments, insurers, and professional groups
- conducted clinical and medico-legal assessments
- developed funding policies
- developed clinical practice guidelines
- conducted evidence reviews and primary research in occupational health
- innovated psychosocial ‘yellow flags’ and occupational ‘blue flags’
- devised stay-at-work and return-to-work policies
About this Site
Qualifications (we are consultants, health professionals, and clinical scientists)
- Dr Nick Kendall, PhD, DipClinPsyc, MNZCCP
- Prof Kim Burton, PhD, DO, EurErg, Hon FFOM
Authoritative Information - Our aim is always to provide the latest and best scientific advice. Where relevant this is appropriately referenced. In addition, you can download PDF copies of many of our scientific reports.
Purpose - Our goal is to inform and advise.
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Disclaimer - If you are looking at this site because you have an illness or injury, please note that all information available here is for advice only. When it is about health this is designed to inform and advise. It may complement that of other health professionals but is never designed to replace that from your own health professional.
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