Absence Management
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Appropriate management of staff with health problems often involves balancing the needs of the individual with the needs of the business. It is often helpful to have a specialist occupational health opinion to assist management deal with absence from work attributed to illness.

- A full report is provided after each consultation.
The report covers the employee’s condition, answers the questions posed in the referral form and any other issues the OH specialist believes would be helpful in managing the case.

- We advise on appropriate rehabilitation, phased returns or redeployment if applicable.

- Where appropriate we advise on the occupational health aspects of Health & Safety and Disability Discrimination legislation

Pre-employment Assessments

- Health questionnaires are completed to establish previous and current medical issues and the relevant health assessments are carried out. These tests may include hearing, lung function and sight testing.

- We can also provide drug and alcohol testing if required.

- The candidate is provided with relevant, up to date health advice.

- We provide a letter to advise you of the outcome of the assessment. We also provide advice as to whether any adjustments are needed under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.

Health Surveillance of At Risk Groups

Having established your company’s health surveillance requirements, we can carry out health surveillance assessments. This may include for example hearing, lung function and eye-sight tests.

- Questionnaire (skin, respiratory, hearing, musculo- skeletal, night worker, fork lift truck)
- Physical examination
- Health assessments

Voluntary health screening

- Blood pressure
- Height/weight/body mass index
- Urinalysis
- Cholesterol testing
- Glucose testing

LGV/PCV/Fork Lift Truck medicals

Asbestos medical under the Asbestos at Work Regulations

Statutory health screening under the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) regulations

Audiometric assessments

Executive medicals

Health care worker fitness for placement assessments including fitness to carry out exposure prone procedures

Hepatitis B Surface antigen/antibody testing

Prostatic Specific Antigen(PSA) levels

Drug and alcohol testing
occupational health advice regarding
- disability discrimination legislation
- working time directive

Policy development
- sickness absence
- drug and alcohol

Employee support

Sickness absence assessments (medical/nursing)

Night workers health assessments

Food handlers health assessments

Ill health retirement/pension medicals

Medico-legal assessments