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Five handy tips for dealing with unsettled emotions

Wellbeing
From time to time our emotions can seem overwhelming and it can be a struggle to regulate our mood for one reason or another.  Emotional dysregulation may be resultant of many factors, including but certainly not limited to stress, workload, relationship issues, loss, negative thinking and anxiety; however once the ...
Occupational health pricing

Enhanced OH package prices

Occupational health
From 1st January 2023 we will be increasing the price of our enhanced OH package from £30 per employee to £35. If you currently obtain this service via your staff absence insurance policy you will be unaffected. As you’ll know we avoid price increases wherever possible at Smart Clinic, however due ...
Consent for occupational health

The requirement to provide consent to release a report

Uncategorised
We are commonly asked why an employee is required to provide consent/approval to release their occupational health report when they have already given consent at an earlier stage to undergo an occupational health assessment. The short answer to this is to protect the legal rights of the employee, and therefore ensure ...

Tribunal: Unfair dismissal: Covid vaccination

HR, Tribunals and case law
Allette v Scarsdale Grange Nursing Home Ltd Overview: An employment tribunal has determined that Ms Allette was dismissed fairly from her role as a Care Assistant from a nursing home, after she refused to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Summary: Ms Allette had been employed as a care assistant at Scarsdale Grange Nursing Home for ...

Join us: Occupational health nurse advisor vacancy

Smart Clinic updates
Our company We are a progressive occupational health provider based in Northwich, Cheshire. Taking a great pride in what we do, we place an emphasis on quality, not quantity and getting our services right. We are nurse led, with a multi-skilled approach and we have super smart technology to support everything we do. We have grown ...
Asda tribunal

Tribunal: Constructive dismissal – discrimination

HR, Tribunals and case law
Mrs J Hutchinson v Asda Stores Ltd Overview: Asda were found to have constructively dismissed Mrs Hutchinson, a dementia sufferer, after she was repeatedly asked if she wanted to retire but was not referred to occupational health. Although done with the best of intentions, this amounted to disability and age-related harassment. Summary: Mrs Hutchinson, ...
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Shall replenish. Tree doesn’t face. There which creepeth multiply fish unto of Seed. Behold made two Rule divided. Fruit form.