Health Screening

OVERVIEW

The practical and economic costs to your business caused by health-related work performance issues can be devastating. To assist in the recruitment process and to ensure compliance with the Equality Act 2010, we offer a pre-employment health assessment (safety critical) which will enable you to identify if an employee at offer stage is fit for the specific job, or if there are any underlying health issues which need to be investigated.

What services are provided?

You will receive a report prepared by a professional occupational health adviser confirming that the employee is fit for the employment specified, or advice as to the course of action that you should take.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

• Your employee completes the questionnaire
• The employee sends the form to our occupational health advisers
• Our occupational health advisers prepare a report
• The report is posted back to you.

Click here for details of the information required to complete the Pre-Employment Health Assessment form.

WHAT DOES IT COST?

Pre-employment health assessment - £26.50

If further reports or an appointment with a health adviser is required, individual costs will be confirmed.

HOW DO I GET STARTED?

Simply email hrupdate@vizualhr.com or call 0844 7702700 to place an order.

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 a health assessment indicates that further investigations are required, what are the costs involved?
The costs of further investigations vary for each case. The following are examples of average costs. You will be informed of the actual costs for each particular case prior to the comencement of further investigations.

• If a GP or Specialists report is required, the average cost is £60-£80
• If the individual needs to be seen by a doctor, the average cost is £100-£120.

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 (for safety critical roles) 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.