A proactive approach to sickness absence which focuses on early intervention will have positive benefits for both employees and management. Controlling sickness absence through ongoing medical assessments allows for:

• Assessment of long term absent cases
• Assessment of repeated short-term cases of absenteeism
• Early intervention
• Early return to work through effective rehabilitation and retention. Effective rehabilitation and retention not only foster a timely and healthy return to work, it also allows the employee who develops health problems remain in work for as long as possible.

The cost of not managing sickness absence results in:

• Increased absenteeism
• Reduced productivity and performance
• Financial loss (Staff replacement, training)
• Decreased morale (increased workload for colleagues)

Our aim in Cpl Occupational Health is to ensure the ongoing health and well-being of employees who may be exposed to identified occupational hazards, through the nature of their work. This can be either on a one to one basis or as part of a wider Health Surveillance (HS) programme. Once hazards have been identified a Health Surveillance programme is implemented to ensure the continued safety and well- being of the employees.=

Employee education and training is incorporated in the programme to create awareness regarding the hazards and the impact on health effects. Employees are trained and educated on various work-related topics such as Personal Protective Equipment. Risk assessments are used to identify the need for Health Surveillance and should not be used as a substitute for undertaking a risk assessment.

Our team are there to offer advice and relevant health education to clients regarding any occupational hazards or concerns in relation to the employee’s role including the appropriate workplace immunisations.

Our team are in the position to provide on or off-site immunisation depending on requirements. We are adept at managing staff immunisation programmes and have vast experience in initiating both new programmes and the delivery of mass immunisation programmes. We have successfully sourced vaccines – even in times of shortage – and we have both the medical and non-medical staffing requirements needed to deliver such projects.

A health screening programme is beneficial for employers as it gives an indication of the overall health of your employee population. Health Screenings are a proactive approach in detecting the early onset of disease before symptoms develop. We provide a detailed analysis allowing you to develop work place wellbeing programmes tailored to your employees.

We offer a wide range of Health Screening tests include:

• Health & lifestyle questionnaires
• Blood Pressure
• BMI & Waist
• Circumference
• Cholesterol & Triglycerides
• Glucose or Glycated Haemoglobin
• Full Blood Count
• Renal Profile
• Liver Function Tests
• Thyroid Function Tests
• Bone Profile
• Urinalysis
• Atrial Fibrillation
• Screening
• Vision Test (for VDU)
• Resting ECG
• Bone Density
• Uric Acid
• Lung Function
• Spirometry

The World Health Organisation (WHO) states that 71% of deaths globally in 2018 were due to non-communicable diseases. These non-communicable diseases comprised mainly of cardiovascular disease (44%), cancers (22%) chronic respiratory disease (9%) and diabetes (3.9%). These major non-communicable diseases share four behavioural risk factors: tobacco use, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity and harmful use of alcohol. Detection, screening and treatment of non-communicable disease are keys components of the response to non-communicable diseases.

It’s worth bearing these four key lifestyle factors when reviewing your overall health screening report and deciding on appropriate initiatives. Cpl OH will tailor employee wellbeing campaigns to your requirements including:

• Get Active – Stay Active
• Nutrition
• Cancer Awareness – Gender Specific
• Smoking Cessation
• Sleep well
• Stress Management
• Mental Health Awareness
• Mindfulness
• Skin Care Awareness
• Heart Attack and Stroke Awareness Campaign
• Work/Life Balance

Our team of fully qualified Occupational Health Doctors and Nurses provide the following services:

• Health Questionnaires
• Pre-employment Medical
• Case Management
• Hearing Programmes
• Vision Tests
• Colour Tests
• Spirometry
• Drug Screening
• Full Blood Screening
• Hand Hygiene
• Immunisations and Vaccinations
• Fitness to Work
• Return to Work Referrals
• Workplace Visits / Assessments
• Medical Referrals and Assessments
• Night Worker Assessments
• Mental Health Assessments
• Critical Illness Assessments
• Ill Health Retirement