Occupational health advice and guidance for your company, info for employers and HR
Occupational health is defined as: the branch of medicine dealing with the prevention and treatment of job-related injuries and illnesses. Our blog aims to share our years of expertise and to provide advice and guidance, this is so employers and organisations can implement best practises to ensure that the physical health and mental well-being of their employees is properly catered for and safeguarded.
Our articles will seek to educate our readers on why proper occupational health is required, what provisions employers should make for occupational health, what they must have in place by law, what is good to have in place to optimise performance and to protect the safety of employees, as well as what requirements are nice to have in place for the well-being of their staff. We will also look to answer many questions which our readers will have in relation to occupational health, such as; what to do if you have a colleague off of work on long term sick leave, with discussion on how best to support the colleague in their recovery back to work.
Homeworking and display screen equipment (DSE) health
Are you working from home? It is important to maintain correct display screen equipment (DSE) use, even while working from home. This is to prevent future health problems occurring such as; wrist, neck and back pain as well as headaches, eyesight issues, eye strain and dry eyes alongside increased fatigue.
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Covid-19 fitness to travel – Frequently asked questions and information
In this post we look at frequently asked questions with the covid-19 PCR swab test and fitness to travel (fit to fly) coronavirus testing. Here we answer important questions such as how the sample is taken, how quickly results are returned and covid-19 safety details in our Newcastle occupational health clinic.
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Occupational health service testimonials
Below is feedback from our occupational health clients, which is collected and verified as part of receiving SEQOHS Accreditation:
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Clinic Feedback:
“Very pleased”
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Clinic Feedback:
“It was lovely”
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Clinic Feedback:
“Thank you”
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Clinic Feedback:
“All good”