Individual Employee Health Assessments
Health Assessments
Our assessment of individual employees can help you in a number of areas including:
The employee may have a medical or health condition which can affect their ability to perform their duties or part of their duties. The condition may, or may not, be liable to come under the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA).
Or there may be a potential for employees’ health to be affected by hazards at the workplace, and in some case health surveillance may be required under legislation.
Sickness absence - long term and frequent short term
Employers refer individuals to us who are, or recently have been, off work on sickness absence.
We can establish:
- If there is a medical or health condition
- The likelihood of the condition being covered by the DDA
- That the individual employee is attending a doctor for appropriate investigations and treatment
- Liaison with the GP/hospital specialists, with the written consent of the employee
- A potential timescale of fitness to return to duties
- What advice can be given to support return to work. This might include a phased return in hours and duties, restricted activities, adjustments at the workplace etc.
- If there are any issues at the workplace which are impacting on employees' health
- Health issues preventing a return to regular and effective employment
We advise you the employer. You can then make the appropriate decisions, and take action.
Health factors affecting performance
Employers may be concerned that an employee has a medical or health condition which is affecting performance at work.
Referral to occupational heath is to establish:
- If there are any health or medical issues
- How health issues may impact upon performance
- What can be done to improve matters by the employee, the employer or other parties
Are you concerned that an employee is subject to alcohol or substance/drug abuse affecting performance or safety at the workplace?
You can refer the employee for expert advice on dealing with this sensitive and difficult issue. If you do not have an alcohol or substance abuse policy, we can help you to develop one for your business. You can then deal with these problems more effectively.
Health affecting safety in the workplace
Some medical or health conditions can affect safety at the workplace.
This can depend on the condition, the job, the environment and the individual circumstances.
We advise you the employer and the employee. You can then make the appropriate decisions, and take action.
We can give advice on whether an individual employee is likely to fit the criteria for retirement on medical grounds.
This will depend on the medical condition, the prognosis of the medical condition, the capabilities of the individual and the exact wording of the company pension scheme.
Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) and adjustments
We can advise you as to:
- whether the DDA is likely to apply to an employee with a medical or health condition
- what adjustments could be considered for that employee to enable them to return to work or to continue in work
- what further assessments might be required, so that we are able to give advice on adjustments.
Pre-employment health assessments
We can give pre-employment (or pre-placement) health assessments of prospective employees, for any specific job.
Details of the job description and the hazards of the specific job are required to enable us to carry out this assessment.
We can advise on fitness for the role/any adjustments that may be required under the Disability Discrimination Act.
Medical assessments are required for certain categories of professional drivers under DVLA rules, or under the Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations.
These will enable your organisation to meet your obligations within the law, and prevent work accidents, as well as benefiting employees’ health.
- Large Goods Vehicles (LGV formerly HGV) drivers' medicals
- Passenger Carrying Vehicles (PCV formerly PSV) drivers' medicals
- Taxi drivers' medicals
- Fork-lift truck drivers' medicals
In order for a business employing food handlers to fulfill their legal obligations relating to Food Safety, Business Medical can offer health screening for such employees.
Health screening can
- Identify any health conditions likely to affect the safety of food e.g. Salmonella
- Identify any health conditions likely to be made worse working as a food handler e.g. allergies, skin conditions
- Assess suitability of fitness of a food handler to return to work following illness or foreign travel.
Contact us for your health assessments.