Our approach to medical advisory and strategy is to provide our client with a nominated medical advisor or alternatively offer a team approach, i.e. our advice service is delivered by our medical advisory team. The medical advisory team would consist of the following clinical team members:
Medical Advice and Strategy
Helping you understand the regulations relevant to your business
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Director of Client Relations (in a clinical (occupational health) capacity)
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Occupational Health Physician
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Senior Occupational Health Nurse
Occupational Health and Safety legislation prescribes that companies must safeguard the health and safety of their employees and contractors while at work, but the laws are not prescriptive about the way in which this should be achieved.
The service will assist the Company in understanding the details of the various regulations in force at any time, providing recommendations on how to adhere to them. This helps companies to employ best practice and understand how the various laws and regulations relate to each other and how they are interpreted in practice:
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The provision of advice and guidance to assist managers with their responsibilities with regards to Occupational Health and health issues such as fitness and capability to work.
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Assistance with the implementation of the Equality Act, which requires a business to focus on the capability of the applicant or employee and to enable them to consider and introduce reasonable adjustments to the work or workplace in order to employ or retain staff.
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The management of health surveillance and monitoring programmes where a risk to health has been identified through the Health Risk Assessment process.
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Implementation of any subsequent periodic health surveillance relevant to risks encountered in the workplace and the health of the employees.
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Support with managing attendance; early intervention to facilitate an early and safe return to work; support during sickness absence (case management), rehabilitation and resettlement.
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Assistance with the development and implementation of occupational health and safety related procedures and standards and the evaluation of these in relation to the business objectives.
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Provide written reports and statistical data on health initiatives
Read more about our Occupational Health Assessments.
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