Table of Contents What is Health Surveillance? Is Health Surveillance a legal requirement? Types of Health Surveillance What is under...

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) and work-related upper limb disorders (WRULD) are a major cause of long-term sickness absence in the UK,...

Occupational health plays a crucial role in creating a safe and productive work environment. In this blog we'll explore how.

At Insight Workplace Health our occupational health clinicians undertake a wide variety of occupational health assessments to ensure that employees are fit to undertake all aspects of their role in the workplace. Our growing team of occupational health physicians , nurses, mental health practitioners, musculoskeletal specialists, clinical psychologists, neurodiversity, and display screen equipment (DSE) assessors are able to support employers with a wide range of physical an

Some workplace pension schemes provide early access to your pension if you are unable to work long term due to ill health. If this is the case for you, your employer will need to seek advice from an occupational health physician (OHP) as to whether the necessary criteria set out by the pension scheme are met, and to proceed with the ill health retirement (IHR) process.   Ill-Health Retirement Criteria Scheme criteria vary, but in most cases, your employer and the pension sche

Support mental health at work with Wellness Action Plans: simple, evidence-based tools that help employees stay well and manage workplace challenges.

Ensuring that employees are fit to undertake all driving duties in their role is essential for the health and wellbeing of employees,...

First published by Dr Lara Shemtob in the work and health Substack to reach a wider audience on how the incentives around work and health ca

Why do Occupational Health (OH) want to contact my GP or Consultant? Occupational health clinicians (nurses or physicians) may feel it is appropriate to contact your GP or Consultant to better understand your current physical and/or mental health and any previous or ongoing treatment which you may be currently receiving and for a better understanding of the likely duration of any recovery if known. This may include a history of relevant symptoms or conditions which may impact

What is biological monitoring? Biological monitoring is a method of chemical exposure assessment of toxic compounds, elements, or their...

The Control of Noise at Work Regulations (2005) require employers to reduce the risk of exposure to noise in the workplace for all employee which may be due to use of machinery, tools, weapons, or the environment. The legislation aims to reduce the exposure of workers to excessive noise which may cause hearing loss and/or tinnitus which may negatively impact upon an individual’s health and wellbeing. Employers must undertake a workplace risk assessment to assess the level of

A Safety Critical Medical is a health assessment carried out to check if someone is fit to safely carry out a role that could impact their own safety or the safety of others. These roles often involve working at height, in confined spaces, with machinery, or while driving vehicles or operating plant. If you or your employees need one, this guide explains exactly what’s involved, who needs one, how long it lasts, and what happens if someone doesn’t pass. Quick learning points

Occupational skin disease may be caused by exposure to a physical, chemical, or biological substances or repetitive mechanical force and lead to temporary skin irritation or permanent skin damage. Symptoms caused by irritants, chemicals, wet work (even just water), airborne particles and/or contaminated clothing may include redness, pain, cracking, flaking or scaly skin, swelling, blistering and/or allergic skin reactions. Where symptoms are not effectively managed, this may

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) are one of the leading causes of absence from work and employers have a legal duty to avoid potentially...

Depending upon the industry occupation in which you work, the workplace risk assessment and method statement (RAMS) regarding respiratory...

Insight Workplace Health are proud to support Global Asbestos Awareness Week, 1-7 April 2023 Asbestos remains the UK’s biggest cause of...

Insight Workplace Health are proud to support World Autism Acceptance Week, 27 March - 2 April There are over 700,000 autistic people...

The chancellor has set about his plans to see occupational health and a focus on enabling staff to return to the workplace

Neurodiversity is a concept that recognizes and celebrates the natural variations in human brain function and behaviour. It suggests that...

Using Display Screen Equipment (DSE) for extended periods of time can lead to side effects such as upper-limb disorders and RSIs