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17 Aug 2023
Research aims to reduce road crashes caused by sleepiness
A new research project is aiming to reduce road crashes caused by sleepiness through monitoring shift-workers who drive either as part of their work, or when commuting - with the data being used to estimate and predict motorists’ fatigue levels.
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16 Aug 2023
Blog: Obesity in UK policing - is it a problem?
This blog has been written by Prof John Harrison the National Police Chief Medical Officer following the recent update sent to forces from the College of Policing on how to use BMI assessments during police officer recruitment.
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27 Jul 2023
Top dog: Dave
Congratulations go to Dave who is an OK9 top dog and his handler Emma Doree from Cleveland Police. In this article, you will discover what Dave has been up to, to deserve this honour.
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10 Jul 2023
Read our latest bulletin: June - July 2023
Welcome to the Oscar Kilo, National Police Wellbeing Service latest bulletin which covers June and July 2023. Read on to find out what we have been up to and what to expect from us in the coming weeks.
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6 Jul 2023
Operation Hampshire training course launched
We are delighted to have launched a brand new training course to raise awareness of Operation Hampshire. This is the first time that wellbeing training has been made available digitally on a national scale in policing across England and Wales.
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15 Jun 2023
Top dog: Bear
Congratulations goes to Bear who is an OK9 top dog and his handler Claire Grey from South Yorkshire Police. In this article you will discover what Bear has been up to to deserve this honour.
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5 Jun 2023
Blog: South Yorkshire Police OK9 dogs are a hit
In this blog Inspector Andy Coulter from South Yorkshire Police tells us all about the success of OK9 wellbeing dogs in his force and how they are received by officers and staff.
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