Society of Occupational Medicine

Name

Society of Occupational Medicine

Legal name

Society of Occupational Medicine

Website

https://som.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1935

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Medical Membership Organization

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Workplace Wellness & Wellbeing Education (EDAAAHAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Occupational & Exposure Medicine (Needlestick/PEP/PrEP) (HLAKAGAO)

Keywords

• Occupational health membership
• Professional medical society
• Workplace health resources
• Occupational medicine training
• Workplace wellbeing advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership subscriptions: SOM generates primary revenue through annual membership fees for occupational health professionals, offering individual membership with tiered benefits including access to resources, regional networks, journal, events, and career services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

The Society of Occupational Medicine is a UK-based professional membership organization that delivers networking, training, events, publications, and career development services to occupational health practitioners. Its core paid offering is annual individual membership providing access to 12 regional networks, the peer-reviewed Occupational Medicine journal, special interest groups, indemnity cover, QAAS appraisal scheme, webinars, podcasts, and the OH Jobs Board. The organization supplements membership with ticketed events and conferences, the SOM Leadership Academy, publications, and job board advertising for employers.

Product overview

The Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM) is a professional membership organization offering a unified portfolio of services for occupational health professionals. The core offering centers on membership with access to the peer-reviewed Occupational Medicine journal, SOM Webinars, the SOM Podcast series, career development resources including an OH Jobs board, and events/conferences. Additional services include the QAAS Appraisal Scheme for GMC re-validation, SOM Leadership Academy for skill development, Find an OH Professional/Provider directories, OH GP Connect and OH Nurse Connect bulletins for specialized updates, SOM Scholarships for funding, and 12 regional networks plus Special Interest Groups for community building. The SOM also offers a mobile app available on iOS and Android. SOM does not operate as a SaaS product company but rather as a professional body providing membership services, educational resources, and professional development programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SOM Leadership Academy: Leadership development program for occupational health practitioners
• OH Nurse Connect Bulletin
• OH GP Connect
• SOM Scholarships
• QAAS Appraisal Scheme
• Register for our free Bulletins

Products and services

• SOM Membership
• QAAS Appraisal Scheme
• SOM Leadership Academy
• Occupational Medicine Journal
• SOM Events and Conferences
• SOM Webinars
• OH Jobs Board
• SOM Publications
• Corporate Supporter Programme
• SOM Mobile App

Quantifiable outcome

• QAAS scheme now ISO 9001:2015 certified for quality appraisal services
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• International Occupational Medicine Society Collaborative (IOMSC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIOMSC was founded by ACOEM and SOM as a global network of 54 Occupational Medicine Societies across 48 countries with over 30,000 OH professionals impacting over 1 billion workers. SOM co-leads this collaborative focused on improving worker health, wellbeing, safety, and sustainable workplace development globally.
• Faculty of Occupational Health Nursing (FOHN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership between FOHN and SOM where FOHN is strategically partnered with SOM. SOM Chair attends SOM meetings and represents FOHN/SOM at national meetings. FOHN/SOM partnership includes new FOHN Accreditation website and committee quarterly meetings.
• Faculty of Occupational Medicine (FOM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSOM works with FOM on revalidation services and Designated Body Sub-Committee. SOM/FOM conference planning meetings and joint advocacy including Why Occupational Health campaign.
• British Medical Association (BMA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLinked with BMA as part of Diversity and Inclusion Task Force collaborations and broader occupational health stakeholder engagement.
• King's FundminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLinked with King's Fund as part of Diversity and Inclusion Task Force presentations and inclusion initiatives.
• American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerACOEM co-founded IOMSC alongside SOM. SOM CEO Nick Pahl attended ACOEM Conference in Denver to participate in key debates on occupational health business case.
• CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIPD partnered with SOM and others including HSE and IOSH to develop the Professional Framework for Workplace Wellbeing - the first professional framework for wellbeing practitioners with academically rigorous methodology.
• HSE (Health and Safety Executive)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHSE partnered with SOM, CIPD, and IOSH to develop the Professional Framework for Workplace Wellbeing. SOM engages with HSE on Keep Britain Working review and Policy Liaison Group for Workplace Wellbeing.
• IOSH (Institution of Occupational Safety and Health)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIOSH partnered with SOM, CIPD, and HSE on the Professional Framework for Workplace Wellbeing initiative.
• International Labour Organization (ILO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIOMSC Global Thought Leaders Meeting held at ILO headquarters in Geneva addressing critical priorities to improve global workforce health.
• Charlie Waller Memorial TrustminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to produce mental wellbeing leaflet for OH practitioners, demonstrating SOM's commitment to member mental health support.
• University of Lancashire Wellness CentreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership supporting SOM's mission to widen access to workplace health support for smaller employers. Wellness Centre engages with 400+ local SMEs through School of Business collaboration.
• NHS EnglandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNHS Growing Occupational Health and Wellbeing Together strategy developed with SOM and national partners including FOM, CIPD, NHS Employers, HEE, and trade unions.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH): UK chartered body for occupational safety and health professionals. Partnered with SOM on the Professional Framework for Workplace Wellbeing and serves a related but distinct safety-focused professional audience.
• Faculty of Occupational Medicine (FOM): UK medical royal college faculty for occupational medicine physicians. Directly comparable as the credentialing and standards body for OH doctors, with overlapping membership, joint conferences, and shared advocacy on GMC revalidation.
• Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD): UK professional body for HR and people development. Co-developed the Workplace Wellbeing framework with SOM and represents the employer-side audience that consumes OH services.
• American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM): US-based professional membership organization for occupational and environmental medicine physicians. Co-founder of IOMSC with SOM and the most direct international structural equivalent.
• Faculty of Occupational Health Nursing (FOHN): UK professional body for occupational health nurses. Strategically partnered with SOM but separately governed, serving overlapping OH nurse membership with CPD and accreditation.

Broad incumbents

• International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH): Global professional association for occupational health scientists and practitioners. Comparable international scope with IOMSC but a research/scientific rather than national-membership orientation.
• Royal Society of Medicine: UK-wide medical professional body offering CPD, events, and networking across specialties. Larger and more general than SOM, with overlapping OH content delivery.
• British Medical Association (BMA): UK-wide trade union and professional association for doctors. A broader incumbent that represents physicians across all specialties, with a smaller OH-specific footprint than SOM.
• Health and Safety Executive (HSE): UK regulator for workplace health and safety. Partnered with SOM on the Wellbeing framework; not a membership body but the regulatory anchor that creates demand for SOM's members and CPD offerings.

Regional players

• Society of Occupational Medicine (Ireland) / Occupational Health Professionals Alliance: Irish and other UK/Ireland-level professional equivalents serving the same OH practitioner audience in adjacent geographies. Comparable in mission but smaller in scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SOMNews
• Facebookfacebook.com/SocietyOccupationalMedicine
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/society-of-occupational-medicine

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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