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MCL Medics

Occupational Health Provider in Southampton

MCL Medics provides occupational health services to employers in Southampton and across Hampshire and the South Coast.

Southampton is one of the UK’s busiest port cities, with a workforce shaped by maritime, logistics, cruise operations, manufacturing, defence, higher education, and NHS trusts. We deliver through our network clinic partners in Southampton, onsite at your premises, and by secure digital consultation.

Certifications & Accreditations

BSI certified ISO-45001 logo
BSI Certified ISO/IEC 27001 logo
BSI certified ISO 22301 logo
BSI certified ISO 14001 logo
BSI certified ISO 9001 logo
SEQOHS logo
EAP Association logo
Cyber Essentials Plus logo
SOM logo
Crown Commercial Service Supplier logo
BACP logo
SEQual logo
OEUK logo
Achilles UVDB verified logo
ICO - Information Commissioner's Office logo
Disability Confident Employer logo
Great Place To Work - Certified
BSI certified ISO-45001 logo
BSI Certified ISO/IEC 27001 logo
BSI certified ISO 22301 logo

How we deliver in Southampton

Face-to-face assessments are available through our network clinic partners in Southampton or at your workplace. For port operations, logistics centres, and manufacturing sites, we deliver onsite health surveillance and drug and alcohol testing. Secure video consultations handle management referrals and return-to-work assessments. For employers across Hampshire with staff at multiple sites, we coordinate services centrally.

Sectors we serve in Southampton

Southampton’s port drives demand for occupational health across maritime, logistics, and cruise operations — sectors where drug and alcohol testing, fitness-for-work assessments, and pre-employment screening are routine. The city’s proximity to defence employers in Hampshire and the Solent area creates demand for health surveillance and safety-critical medicals. We also work with both Southampton universities, NHS trusts, construction firms, manufacturing operations, and the region’s financial and professional services employers. The South Coast’s mix of manual and office-based employment means our caseload here ranges from noise surveillance in port operations to stress management referrals in corporate offices.

FAQs

Yes. We deliver pre-employment and random drug and alcohol testing onsite at port and logistics facilities. Testing follows chain-of-custody standards using UKAS-accredited laboratories. We work around shift patterns and operational schedules.

Yes. We serve employers across Southampton, Portsmouth, Winchester, Basingstoke, Fareham, and the wider Hampshire and South Coast region. One account, one governance framework, consistent quality across every location.

Yes. Pre-employment medicals, fitness-for-work assessments, health surveillance, and drug and alcohol testing are all available for maritime employers. Our remote medical division also has experience supplying medical professionals to vessels, which can support cruise and shipping operators with broader medical staffing needs.

What our clients say

Workplace health in Southampton

The South East maritime and port sector reports higher-than-average rates of musculoskeletal absence, with manual handling, shift work, and fatigue identified as the primary contributing factors.

Why employers in Southampton choose MCL Medics

South Coast employers in ports, maritime, and logistics need a provider who understands the operational realities of shift-based, safety-critical work. Drug and alcohol testing at 5am before a shift starts. Health surveillance sessions that fit between vessel turnarounds. Pre-employment medicals that clear new starters before their first day on the dock. MCL Medics delivers occupational health around your operation, not the other way round.

National reach, local delivery

MCL Medics operates nationally from 5 clinics plus UK-wide network coverage. Southampton employers get local service tailored to the port and maritime sector, but the same provider covers your inland sites, your London head office, and your operations anywhere else in the country. From a single management referral to a national programme, the service scales to your needs.

Areas we cover from Southampton

From Southampton, we serve employers across Hampshire including Portsmouth, Winchester, Basingstoke, Fareham, Gosport, Eastleigh, and along the South Coast to Bournemouth and Poole.

Call us: 0808 196 1765.

Same-day response on all enquiries.

WHO WE WORK WITH

BAM Nuttall logo
Royal College of Physicians logo
Brewdog logo
Sodexo logo
INEOS logo
Harbour Energy logo
H+H Partners in Wall Building logo
Norfolk Police logo
The University of Edinburgh logo
Centrica Storage logo
Spirit Energy logo
Regatta Great Outdoors logo
Mears logo
Airswift logo
DSM Firmenich logo
Gray Adams logo
Edge Hill University logo
Essex Police logo
Geoamey logo
Worley delivering sustainable change logo
Islington for a more equal future logo
Glasgow Clyde College
Louis Vuitton logo
The White Company London logo

Get in touch

Need occupational health services in Southampton?

Contact us to discuss your requirements or submit a management referral.

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Last updated: April 2026