An effective sickness management programme.

It is recognised that an effective sickness management programme, helps reduce the number of days lost through sickness absence. Early assessment, diagnosis and medical intervention will benefit both your company and your employees.

Occumed can help you to reduce absenteeism by providing you with a Company doctor who will be responsible for advising you on all medical issues in the workplace including:

- Sickness Absence Management.
- Assessing employees’ capability to perform the job.
- Employee Rehabilitation.
- Return-to-Work Programmes.
- Ill health retirement.

Long Term Sickness

When an employee is persistently absent or on long-term sick we can arrange a consultation with the doctor who will be able to provide a professional medical opinion on illness or injury. Recommendations can be made on the steps that should be taken to enable the employee to return to work or any of the following:

- Fitness to work
- Expected return to work date
- Restrictions on employment
- Likelihood of any further absence
- Implications under the Disability Discrimination Act
- Termination of employment (Early Ill Health Retirement)