Dr Steve Boorman CBE

Dr Steve Boorman, Abermed’s Medical Director for UK Occupational Health Services, has been awarded a CBE in the Queen’s New Year Honours List 2013.

He has been selected for revolutionising occupational health practices in both the NHS and Royal Mail.  His accomplishments include leading a ministerial review of the NHS, an action which made a convincing business case for the impact of staff well-being on organisational performance.

Dr Boorman said: “I am honoured to accept the CBE in the New Year Honours List 2013, it is humbling to know that I have been recognised, but it’s also a testament to the teams I have worked with.

“My experiences with the NHS, and previously with the Royal Mail Group, helped to shape my most recent work in occupational health with Abermed .  As medical director I have been responsible for ensuring we offer an accessible and responsive occupational health service.  Staff members make a critical contribution to a company’s quality, costs, reliability and consequently company performance.  It is imperative they are in top condition.”

Dr Boorman is a well-known and admired consultant in occupational health circles and has been published widely in medical journals.  He regularly gives presentations in the UK and around the world on issues regarding health in the workplace. 

In another role, Dr Boorman is an honorary senior clinical lecturer with the Institute of Occupational Medicine at the University of Birmingham.  He is chief examiner to the Faculty of Occupational Medicine’s diploma in occupational medicine examination and a long-standing appeal board referee appointed under the Merchant Shipping Regulations.  He is also past-president of the Royal Society of Medicine’s section of occupational medicine.  

 Dr Boorman added:  “At Abermed, the broad experience of our team allows us to add value to the businesses we work with.  We relish the opportunity to work in collaboration with forward thinking, professional management and HR teams to develop innovative approaches to occupational health.  However a business chooses to manage its occupational health, training is crucial, particularly when it comes to providing line managers with the appropriate tool kits to help them understand occupational health.”