Occupational Health is the relationship between health and work. It assesses the impact of the workplace (potential health risk) on the well-being of the employee or assesses the impact of illnesses or disability on his or her ability to work.

Occupational Health actively promotes and maintains good health within the workplace also insuring compliance with the law. It also aims to support those employees who have health issues temporary or long term. It can identify work and non-work factors likely to affect an employee.

Occupational Health can and should provide health education to employees.

It offers guidance on adaptation and restrictions necessary for an individual with a health problem at the work place.

Occupational Health should be regarded as one of the core functions of your business.

It is a resource for both the employer and the employee.

• Enhance your company’s image as progressive and a caring employer – motivate employees – create positive attitude.
• Re-assurance to employer and employees. Support your workforce.
• Comply with Health and Safety Legislation and Employment Law, for example DDA, reporting to RIDDOR etc.
• Reduce costs – absenteeism is very costly – timely Occupational Health Advice plus assessments can help to reduce these costs, that is minimise and manage sickness absence.
• Reduce risk and the cost of litigation – bad claims records raise insurance premiums – Occupational Health intervention can help to avoid claims or minimise their size.
• Reduce staff turnover – A healthy workplace is essential to high job satisfaction, motivated employees and optimum staff retention leading to high morale and enhance productivity.
• Increased profitability.

• We are friendly, approachable and understand the challenges you as a business face.
• We will work in partnership with you to determine what you require/want and to understand your business and try to find the best possible solution for you as an individual organisation.
• We aim to be cost effective.
• We offer a rapid, efficient service.
• We specialise in setting up Occupational Health schemes for organisations that never had such a service.
• We are able to offer small and medium sized companies all the benefits that large company Occupational Health services have at affordable prices.
• We are willing to openly and honestly provide independent evaluation of your current Occupational Health provision and future needs.
• We will help you manage sickness absence within your business.
• We can work with you on a regular or ad-hoc basis.
• We fully appreciate that in smaller companies every one person is vital to the business and that illness can have a huge effect.
• We are fortunate to have close long term working relationships with the business that we serve

• Offer a wide range of medical assessments tailored to your needs from the basic medical to full executive type screens. We can match our medical examinations to satisfy Medical Insurers for high-level employees for example senior managers.
• Offer pre-employment screens by means of health questionnaire - then clarification after this. Pease note this is a separate service.
• We aim for quick turn around which we understand is essential for this kind of medical.
• We can assess whether an individual is suitable for a proposed job role considering for example fitness for manual handling or whether they can cope with pressure (stress); offer a baseline health check, assist you in recognising responsibilities under DDA and identify at an early stage health issues that may require adaptations/restrictions at the workplace.
• Such medical examinations demonstrate to the prospective employee value plus care for their health and hopefully reduce staff turnover costs/sickness absence.

For details of what is involved in pre-employment medicals please ring and talk to one of our team.

• This is a process where we work with the employer and employee and their GP/specialist to facilitate employees returning to productive work after accidents or periods of illness at the earliest date possible but at the same time ensuring it is medically safe and appropriate. Return to work may include a structured rehabilitation programme - that is a graduated return to work following significant accidents/illness
• We conduct a review of employees after accidents at work.
• Carry out medical assessments on individuals returning to work after significant illness or accidents.
• We are able to provide important liaison between GP/Specialist, employee and employer.
• We are able to consider the cost benefits of referring an employee for private medical opinion/treatment for example work related skin problems and muscular skeletal conditions – such as physiotherapy.
• We can assess individual employees with long-term sickness absence regarding ill health/retirement.
• We can assess individual employees case with regard to specific pension fund requirement.
• Dr Andrews has experience working with a number of pension trusts.
• Should you have any concerns around the sickness absence in your business please do not hesitate to contact one of our team for a no cost confidential discussion.

• Your workforce is your greatest asset. Stress is a significant problem affecting commerce and industry today particularly in the present economic climate.
• It is better to be pro-active within this area to avoid under performance, lengthy sickness absence and the potential for litigation.
• We recommend rapid assessment of an individual with sickness felt likely to be attributable to stress. We prefer if possible to work with the individual, employee management and their GP/Specialist whilst they are still at work in order to be able to define issues and address them when necessary and then make adjustments in their working pattern
• Dr Andrews has a particular interest in this area of occupational medicine.

• We are willing to undertake general and specific work place site visits by prior arrangement with your business.
• For any more details or queries please ring and talk to one of our team.

• Advice and guidance on the above.
• Please contact us for further details.

• Tailored – periodic.
• Valuable information to senior management on health risks and reassurance to employees. See Health Screening.
• Health education.
• Annual health checks.

• Lung function tests (spirometry) e.g. repair garages, any companies/factories using respiratory at risk substances.
• Skin surveillance.
• Food handlers.
• COSHH compliant medicals.
• Drug and alcohol testing and advice.

Delivered to your workforce.

• Email enquiry form on contact us page.
• Telephone for advice.

Under European Working Time Directives 1998 – two stage questionnaire and examination.

Please call us for further information.

• Best service, low price, low cost – why pay more for a medical?
• Easy to arrange, convenient and local.
• Tell your friends/work colleagues about us.
• We can provide you with a D4 Form.
• Credit Card Booking/payment facility.
• We can advise you on any queries/FAQ’s.
• We can offer evening/weekend appointments by prior arrangement.
• If you need a medical urgently we will do our utmost to accommodate you.

What you need for the medical

• Be prepared to produce a urine sample.
• If you wear glasses please bring them with you
• Any medication you may be taking.
• Photographic ID: passport or driving licence. If you don’t have these please call us well before your appointment to discuss.
• D4 form.