Fitness to Work

In order to keep your workforce safe and to comply with your statutory duty of care, we offer a comprehensive range of medical assessments related to specific activities undertaken at work.

Your workforce may need to be assessed for various activities to ensure they meet the relevant standards, for example to drive a heavy goods vehicle or a fork lift truck.

We will send out specific information to your employee to ensure they have the correct information and documents for the appointment. They can also go to our employee information page on this website.

Management Referrals

One of the roles of Occupational Health is to advise about fitness for work. The aim is to ensure that the activities that you carry out at work and the environment in which you work will not adversely affect health. We can also recommend workplace adjustments that could be considered to assist you in overcoming any health challenges that may be affecting you in the workplace.

Referral for Occupational Health advice will generally be for one of the following reasons:

At the recruitment stage to ensure that you are fit for work and identify any recommended workplace adjustments can be considered
If you have been absent from work due to illness for a period of time
If you have had several shorter absences due to ill-health
If there are concerns about your fitness whilst you are at work
You have had an accident or incident resulting in sick leave
You have other health issues affecting your attendance, performance or behaviour that causes concern

Night-worker Medical

Night-worker medicals must be offered by employers to all employees who perform night-working on a yearly basis. This is where staff regularly work at least 3 hours during the night period of 11pm – 6am. We can provide annual Night-worker medicals/health assessments to determine if an employee is fit to undertake night work and assess whether the work will have an effect on their health. Assessments can be completed in a paper or face to face format. Any assessments will be completed at a time that allows the minimum disruption to the workforce.

On Employment Screening

We are able to assess or complete employment medicals on new employees as part of your own employment or post recruitment process. This ensures that reasonable adjustments are in place to ensure management of any underlying health conditions the employee may have that could affect their ability to work. Depending on your specific requirements, we can complete the assessments by paper, telephone or face to face. Any recommendations will be provided in line with The Equalities Act 2010.

Occupational Health Assessment process is often requested for professional advice with:

Fitness for role
Attendance
Fitness to attend disciplinary / workplace meetings
Management of ongoing medical conditions in the workplace
Short-term sickness absence management
Return to work planning to assist with a sustained, timely & safe return

Following assessment we provide advice in a written report to assist the business and the employee to move forward. Report recommendations are advisory and can include:

Phased return to work planning
Temporary or permanent adjustment to role tasks
Contract hours adjustment
Likely timescales for return to work
Opinion on likely consideration of the disability criteria of the Equality Act 2010, if requested