Alison Biggs,I am passionate about ensuring every workplace is happy, healthy and productive
BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy
Health Care Professions Council reg. OT 21914
Why Healthywork?
Many Occupational Health (OH) providers deliver an assessment by telephone or hold F2F appointments only in a clinic setting. This initial contact may be with a OH Physician (Dr), OH Adviser or OH Nurse. Then in a brief report (1-2 page) recommend pursuing another service for a specialist assessment, such as an Ergonomic Assessment, Cognitive Assessment, or Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE).
Consequently, Employers often tell us that they received a report which summarised what they had initially said about the employee’s health situation, not the full solution.
Healthywork are different – we provide the whole process, including the specialist assessment/solution, delivered by one specialist Occupational Therapist (OT) – as a profession we are qualified in both physical and mental health areas
The Benefits of using Healthywork:
- Face to Face appointments – flexibly- at the workplace (we analyse the job tasks to be performed, equipment) or at the home location (if a home worker or LTS) or in a local meeting room
- Video call appointments – better than audio only phone call – we can deliver many assessments via this method, apart from FCE (need to test the employee’s physical abilities) and Cognitive Assessments (to deliver standardised testing) must be Face to Face.
- Specialist assessments are delivered including a detailed health discussion. We pre-screen the circumstances to advise which specialist assessment is required (using our Contact Form) and hold discussions with the employer to advise on what to do in specific cases.
- Employer questions are answered by the assessor within the report (we give examples of questions to pose to us, on the Referral Form)
- Reasonable Adjustments (RA) are identified (multiple options provided) good office chair models for medical issues, return to work programmes, technology options – including those that often fall under a Workplace Needs Assessment– for Dyslexia, ADHD etc.
- Employee advice is provided in the report – external links to support their health conditions Eg pacing of activities
- Detailed advice and support for the longer term – an extensive report (10+ pages) to support the employer and the employee over several months (re-refer to the RA options, tips and advice). Also can discuss the report
- 25 years this year (2001 – 2026) of Healthywork delivering specialist Occupational Health Services! (In addition to the previous years of experience working in NHS and other private health services). We are reliable and here to provide continued ongoing professional services.
Display Screen Equipment DSE Risk Assessments – for prevention (face to face or via video call)
Display Screen Equipment (DSE) risk assessment in the office environment to fulfil Health and Safety Executive regulations, whilst addressing individual requirements, improve comfort, productivity and educate on posture to prevent injury and aches/pains.
Ergonomic Assessment – to ease ongoing medical issues (face to face or via video call)
An in-depth ergonomic assessment and analysis of the workstation or work task area, addressing individual needs where a medical condition or pain/fatigue is ongoing & expectant mothers. Assessments also of driving posture, non computer tasks.
Mental Health/Neurodiversity Assessment (face to face or via video call)
A Mental Health Assessment in order to assess the worker’s ability to perform their work role and suggest reasonable adjustments which can help.
Functional Capacity Evaluation – Physical Ability Assessment (face to face only)
A Functional Capacity Assessment is a comprehensive physical evaluation of an worker’s capabilities in relation to the physical demands of a job, to be sure they are suitable for the role or if reasonable adjustments will help.
Workplace Cognitive Assessment (face to face only)
A Cognitive Assessment of the individual’s mental processes, including attention, memory, language, problem solving and making decisions during work and other tasks.
Visual or Hearing Assessments
A Visual or Hearing Assessment is performed in the workplace to find solutions to suit the individual’s requirements and to implement reasonable adjustments.
Clients we have worked with directly
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What is a Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE) in the workplace?
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Testimonials
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If you use Healthywork you will receive an unbiased, factual assessment on an individual and their circumstances, constructed in such a way that is helpful to both parties.
Malcolm Paxman