Occupational Health

The Regent Street Clinic offers a central localised Occupational Health service, providing medical reports and advice to client companies with regard to management of employees in relation to the impact of work upon health and health upon work. Our aim is to provide an excellent service to meet the demands of both employers and employees.

The following is a list of services offered by Regent Street Clinic:

• Occupational health reports.

• Sickness absence (case management).

• Pre-employment assessment following completion of pre-employment questionnaire.

• UK and Norwegian offshore medicals (UKOOA medicals)

• Well person/corporate screening.

• Vaccination against infectious diseases/Travel Clinics.

• occupational health assessments and reports

What can be expected from an Occupational Health or Occupational Medical Report?

• Clear recommendations regarding the likely impact of the reported medical diagnosis on the employeeís work performance.

• The length of likely incapacity and how this is likely to change over time.

• The necessity for further treatment and its likely effect on work performance.

• Whether the employee is likely to be covered by the Disability Discrimination Act, what reasonable adjustments may be made in order for the employee to continue in his/her present position, or to identify alternative suitable employment.

• Whether the individual satisfies the criteria for ill health retirement on the grounds of:

• Permanent capacity to carry out any job.

• Permanent capacity to carry out the job for which they are employed.

• The implications in relation to employer Health and Safety responsibilities.

Reports are issued within 48 hours days of the examination and consultation if no further medical documentation is required, i.e. reports from general practitioners and hospital specialists.

Sickness absence

In providing relevant Occupational Health services Regent Street Clinic aims to assist client companies in the promotion of employee health and reduction of time lost through illness or accidents.

Absence attributed to sickness is often the largest single area of cost for employers. For many organisations the cost of lost time for ill health is at least ten times that due to accidents!

Our aim is to focus on the individual employee and identify the actual reason for non-attendance at work. With early intervention, planned support and a strategy for the manager and employee to undertake, hopefully an acceptable attendance will be achieved. When necessary we make recommendations relating to fitness for the job activities, reasonable adjustment and/or retirement on the grounds of incapacity.

Pre-employment assessment and report

If a specific health problem has been identified on a pre-employment questionnaire, then we at the Regent Street Clinic will provide an independent medical report stating whether we deem the employee fit to do the job or notify you of any recommendations or restrictions of their ability to do the job.

Managers/employers do not have the right to know confidential medical information, but they do have a need to know if any health problem affects ability to work. We can assess confidential health information and provide a statement of fitness ensuring that the employer meets their duty of care and is made aware of any reasonable adjustments needed. We believe that this pre-employment medical contributes to risk reduction within your business.

UKOOA (offshore) medicals

The UKOOA policy requires that all persons designated as 'offshore employees' shall be examined periodically and classified as medically fit to work in the offshore environment. This examination has to be carried out by a physician approved by UKOOA HAC.

We offer this service at Regent Street Clinic, conducting the assessment in accordance with recognised Occupational Health standards by our qualified Occupational Health Physician.

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