Sally Coomber FFOM, FRCP

Dr Sally Coomber, deputy director occupational health and staff wellbeing at Public Health England (PHE) and past President of the SOM presented on Mental health: the challenge for the employer.Sally Coomber trained at Newcastle Medical School, completed her GP training then went on to specialise in occupational medicine at Addenbrooke’s Cambridge. She has more than 25 years occupational health experience; 17 years as Consultant Occupational Physician in the NHS during which she developed a specialist interest in the mental health of doctors.

In 2011 she was appointed Clinical Lead to the Faculty of Occupational Medicine’s accreditation scheme – an opportunity to improve the quality of occupational health provision in the UK. In January 2015 she was appointed Deputy Director Occupational Health and Staff Wellbeing for Public Health England. In 2016 Sally became President of the Society of Occupational Medicine. She is a Fellow of both the Faculty of Occupational Medicine and of the Royal College of Physicians.