Our Occupational Health Services

We offer a wide range of occupational health services including:

• Pre Employment health screening 

• Sickness absence management 

• Health surveillance 

• Drug and alcohol screening 

• Vaccination clinics 

• Health promotion 

• Workstation assessments 

• Hygiene services 

The 2007 CIPD Absence management survey showed that sickness absence accounts for 8.4% of working time - equivalent to 8 working days for each employee each year. The average cost of sickness absence is £659 per employee per year, with absence being one of HR professionals' top three concerns.

Sickness Absence Management

Healthy people, healthy business
 
Businesses recognise that managing their people is just as important to success as control of financial and capital resources. Many organisations are moving towards a promoting a concept of 'wellness' as a preventative measure to address employee health. 
We can assist in the management of sickness absence by:
 
• Monitoring of the health of employees
• Identifying health problems and fitness for work issues at an early stage
• Formulating return to work strategies and rehabilitation programmes
• Working closely with line managers and HR professionals
• Promoting employee wellbeing and healthy living
   
  AP Occupational Health Ltd is experienced in all aspects of Sickness Absence Management and can advise on the following:
   
• DDA - Disability Discrimination Act Medical Assessments
• Employee Rehabilitation
• Return-to-Work Programmes
• Assessing employees’ capability to perform the job
• Ill health retirement
• Implementation of an effective Sickness Absence Policy