Health Screening

HOW DOES IT WORK?

Health related work performance issues can be costly to your organisation and may also affect the motivation and production of other team members. In addition, organisations need to be aware of their health and safety obligations to their employees and those under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.

The practical and economic costs to your business caused by health-related poor work performance can be devastating, yet few businesses have the benefit of contracts with occupational health service providers. To fill this gap, this site, working with a leading occupational health service provider, provides a range of employment health assessments which you can access on an ad-hoc basis.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

• The employer completes a downloadable management referral form
• You send the form to our occupational health advisers
• Our occupational health advisers review the referral and provide advice as appropriate
• You will be provided with a weekly update on each case until it is complete

You will receive a report prepared by a professional occupational health adviser and advice as to the course of action that you should take. The report will provide you with an assessment of the prognosis and possible return to work date, in addition to guidance on how to integrate the employee back into the workforce. In the event of problems being identified, we can assist further by arranging independent medical examinations throughout our nationwide network of local medical advisors. You will be provided with a weekly update report on each case until it is complete.

Click here for details of the information required to complete the Management Referral form.

WHAT DOES IT COST?

Management referral - initial assessment £99.99.

N.B. The total cost will depend upon the work undertaken for each individual case. Additional reports from GPs or consultants may be sought and / or occupational health examinations required, the costs of which will be passed on directly. Typically a case can be completed for approximately £240.

HOW DO I GET STARTED?

Simply select the service you require, go through our easy online payment process and complete the questionnaire provided.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What is the background of your Health Advisers?
Our Health Advisers are an independent company who have specialised in the occupational health area for over 7 years. The widely experienced team has expertise in a variety of disciplines which ensures that collectively they are able to provide occupational health services in any environment.

If an employee needs to visit your health advisers for a more detailed examination, where are they located?
Our Health Advisers have more than 43 locations in the UK and are therefore always within easy reach.

How can the Employee Health services help my business?

• Pre-Employment Assessments: A pre-employment assessment can help you to avoid recruitment mistakes by ensuring that an individual is appropriate for a particular role in your organisation.
• Management Referrals: Employee sickness is both costly and disruptive to employers. A management referral will help to provide you with the information you need to manage your business more effectively when dealing with a sickness absence issue, such as how long a member of staff is likely to be absent and what modifications could have to be made when the employee is fit to return to work.
• Night Worker Medical Assessment & Follow-up: Under the Working Time Regulations night workers have the right to a free health assessment. Our on-line service can help your organisation comply with this legislative requirement in an easy and cost effective manner.

Are these services applicable to any business environment?
Our Health Advisers cater for clients from a variety of sectors and backgrounds and we therefore recognise that each environment can present different health and safety issues which can only be met by a multi-disciplined team.

How confidential is the information?
Occupational Physicians are bound by the same rules on medical confidentiality as all other doctors. It is possible for all the advice you require to be provided by the physician without the nature of the individual's specific health problem being divulged.

What are the timescales for each of the services?
The results of the Pre-Employment Assessments and the Night Worker Medical Assessment & Follow-Up will be returned to you within a maximum of three working days.  You will be provided with a weekly update report on Management Referrals until the case is complete.

What happens if a problem is identified at the screening stage?
If the screening highlights problems or potential problems we can guide you through the options and, if necessary, arrange for the applicant to undergo more detailed examinations.