The UK Club's Crew Health team have partnered with Red Square Medical to supply this critical advice on musculoskeletal disorders to Seafarers.
The Club has been working with the Innovative Maritime Emotional Intelligence Center (I.M.E.Q) to create this important downloadable advice titled, living with lockdown at sea
Crew Health Advice: Burns
08/09/2020
Burns can be some of the most painful and dangerous personal injuries that may be inflicted both at work and in domestic situations.
Crew Health Advice: Kidney Stones
12/08/2020
A past kidney stones case of the UK Club resulted in costs of USD 35000 and resulted in some disruption to the ship's schedule, this advice was created with Crew Health partner Liz Baugh of Red Square Medical
Unique discount for UK Club Members
09/04/2020
Our Crew Health team are pleased to announce a unique, discounted rate for all UK Club Members to access a superb wellness package thanks to our newest partners, Tapiit Ltd.
Crew Health Advice: Pulmonary Tuberculosis
03/04/2020
Seafarers, by the nature of their work, are exposed to a variety of occupational hazards, including epidemic diseases such as tuberculosis.
Bodily Injury News - Winter 19/20
04/03/2020
Bodily Injury News is the bi-annual newsletter of the Thomas Miller Americas' Bodily Injury (BI) Team.
Lessons Learnt: Eye Injury to Fitter
31/01/2020
While a Tanker was lying at a port anchorage waiting to berth, an Engine Room Fitter was instructed to fabricate a steel locking pin
Herniated discs, strains, sprains, inflammation, stiffness and tenderness are just some of the back pain symptoms reported to the UK Club due to heavy lifting and day to day shipboard activities.
Although a precise estimate of the global sepsis cases is difficult to ascertain, some scientific publications report that it affects more than 30 million people worldwide every year, potentially leading to six million deaths.
Crew Health Advice: Heart Disease
18/09/2018
Keeping your heart healthy, whatever your age, is the most important thing you can do to help prevent and manage heart disease.
Medical examination results obtained from the UK P&I Club PEME clinic network indicate 10.1% of crew unfitness is related to hepatitis, with 8.5% of the total crew found unfit due to Hepatitis B.