Occupational health – Smart Clinic

What to expect during your occupational health assessment

25 July 2024 Occupational health

If it’s the first time you’ve been referred to occupational health it’s natural to have some questions about what to expect. The consent form or process that you’re asked to complete will answer many of these questions for you, but you may also be interested to find out a little ...

What do we do if we can’t make the (reasonable) adjustments?

10 July 2024 Occupational health

When you receive advice from occupational health professionals, or any other medical professionals about adjustments or accommodations that may help someone in the workplace, an employer needs to consider whether these adjustments or accommodations are reasonable and possible. If a member of staff suffers from a health condition that is classed ...

Why you shouldn’t be doing new starter medical questionnaires

31 October 2023 HR, Occupational health, Tribunals and case law

At the end of August 2023 the ICO introduced some new guidance to help employers understand their data protection obligations under the UK GDPR and DPA 2018, when handling the health information of the people who work for them. You can find this guidance here. This is an important read for ...

Tips on managing absences

27 October 2023 HR, Occupational health

Staff absences are problematic for any organisation, and absence rates are at the highest they have been for over 10 years currently. With greater staff absence comes less productivity, greater company expense, less certainty and often a reduction in quality in the service your organisation provides. There are generally no upsides ...

Why have I been referred to occupational health?

31 October 2022 HR, Occupational health

If you have been referred to occupational health by your employer, you may have some questions, primarily you may need to understand…’why have I been referred to occupational health?’. Usually this is because your employer would like some medical advice from a specialist in their field about the best way to ...

When to use occupational health…

13 September 2022 HR, Occupational health, Tribunals and case law, Wellbeing

Even if you don’t use it regularly, having access to an occupational health service is fundamental to any organisation. But for many it can be difficult to know when to refer an employee for an occupational health assessment to use your resources effectively. Remember, for many employees being referred to occupational ...

Journaling

13 September 2022 Occupational health, Wellbeing

Journaling can take any shape or form you would like it to, however traditionally, it is simply writing down your thoughts and feelings to release them or to gain clarity, understanding and make sense of them more readily. The beauty of journaling is that there are no right or wrong ...

Enhanced OH package prices

18 July 2022 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 ...

Accessing your benefits on the grounds of ill health (ill health retirement)

15 June 2022 HR, Occupational health

A guide for members contributing to a local government pension scheme This guide describes the rules surrounding ill health pensions and the procedure involved if you think you may meet the conditions for retiring early on the grounds of ill health. This information is only relevant if you are an employee ...

So, you’ve been referred to occupational health…

10 June 2022 HR, Occupational health

If you’ve been referred for an occupational health assessment by your workplace, you may have a lot of questions and possibly be unsure what to expect. Here’s the answer to a few common questions you may have. Is it bad to be referred to occupational health? No. It’s important to debunk the myth ...

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