Absence Management: Most absence is genuine but can be prolonged due to GPs not having the time or resources to be able to fully investigate an employee's condition or to manage their return to work. This can impact your profit margins, your employees’ wellbeing and relationships within the workplace. Employers are legally obliged to ensure that they do not put their employees' health at risk and to make reasonable adjustments where necessary if these can be accommodated. However, employers are rarely supported in terms of guidance as to what is needed or how to make these adjustments.
We help you to overcome these issues through our absence-management service which includes the following:
• Identification of the cause as well as the likely duration of absence.
• Identification of the reasonable adjustments that may need to be made in order to reduce the chances of reoccurrence/worsening of a condition.
• Advice on individual return-to-work plans and/or redeployment options where necessary.
• Ensuring that the employees are receiving the correct level of care from the NHS/their healthcare provider.
Case Management: This is similar to absence management but relates to employees who are not on sick-leave, but have an ongoing health-related issue that is impacting on their work.
We provide advice on the management of the condition (including ensuring that they are getting the correct medical treatment and advising on reasonable workplace adjustments where necessary), in order to increase the overall wellbeing and productivity of the employee.
We are industry-leading experts in the management of highly complex cases in this respect.
Fitness for Work: This is a service for screening new/potential new employees. Occupational medicine considers both the impact of health on work as well as the impact of work on health.
As such, assessment of a potential employee's fitness to perform the duties of the role they are applying for/providing guidance on any potential adjustments that would enable them to carry out the main duties of their role, prior to the commencement of employment, is vital to ensure a smooth transition into the role.
Fitness to work assessments should not merely be based on arbitrary guidelines but should entail a multi-tier risk-assessment for the employee, their colleagues, as well as members of the public where applicable.
Ill-Health Retirement: This is a decision not to be taken lightly, but should be considered when an employee is no longer capable of performing their work-related duties or any other kind of redeployed work (or if redeployed work is not available/feasible on an organisational level).
Without the right guidance, it can often be a lengthy and daunting process for both the employee and the employing organisation.
We can assist you throughout the process by providing expert medical input and guidance throughout, starting from assessing an employee’s suitability for ill-health retirement through to completing the relevant parts of the paperwork prior to dispatching this to the pension scheme.
COSHH Medicals: The Health and Safety Executive mandates that employees working with certain substances must undergo regular medical assessments. We provide full medical examinations and advice for both the mandated medicals, as well as in cases of accidental exposure.
Ionising Radiation Medicals: Ionising radiation medicals are a legal requirement not just for those who work with nuclear power but also for a wide range of other professions which involve exposure to radiation (e.g. radiologists/radiographers, research scientists, technicians, etc.).
Ionising radiation medicals are mandated both on a routine/periodic basis as well as following accidental exposure/over-exposure.
CMO-Consultancy & Medicolegal Advice: Occupational health can provide your organisation with a wide range of services beyond the usual declaration of fitness for work and mandatory health surveillance.
When utilised to the fullest, occupational health can have a significant universally-positive impact on your organisation. We provide you with industry-leading CMO (chief medical officer) advice and guidance, by acting as your primary point of contact regarding all health and wellbeing matters that may arise within your organisation.
CMO services can include: the provision of medicolegal advice/reports (e.g. helping your organisation/your organisation’s legal team if an employee is pursuing legal action on health grounds via an Employment Tribunal or otherwise); assisting with various health-and-safety-related matters in liaison with your organisation’s health-and-safety officer; providing you with advice and guidance on policies and procedures related to health and wellbeing (including making you aware of any relevant changes in government policy/legislation); providing complex-case management services (e.g. supporting you with employees who have complex health conditions/long-term sickness absence, etc.); and assisting your organisation with the procurement of health-and-wellbeing-related services such as supporting you with the selection of suitable Employee Assistance Programme providers (e.g. by providing neutral non-biased advice from a health perspective to assist you to choose the most effective EAP provider for your employees’ needs, etc.).
Occupational Hygiene: This includes the conduction of comprehensive surveys to identify and advise on the various workplace hazards (e.g. chemicals, noise, vibration etc.) and to ensure your compliance with the relevant legislation.
This service is also useful in assessing the efficacy of your various hazard-control measures. We do not merely provide you with rows of confusing data output, rather we provide you with a comprehensive fully interpreted report.
This contains practical advice and recommendations, custom tailored to any identified hazards within your workplace, written in a language that is easy to follow and understand.