workplace occupational help

• What is occupational health?  more...
• What are the benefits of occupational health services at work?  more...
• What services are provided by my employer's occupational health (OH)?  more...
• Does my employer have to provide an occupational health service?  more...
• Which employers provide workplace occupational health services?  more...
• Do I have to use my employer's occupational health service, if there is one?  more...
• When will my employer want me to contact their occupational health (OH) service?  more...
• Why do employers provide an occupational health (OH) service?  more...
• What is a healthcare cash plan?  more...
• How can I find out more about healthcare cash plans?  more...
• Is a company doctor bound by confidentiality?  more...
• Can my employer get access to my medical records at work?  more...
• What should I do to maintain the confidentiality of my medical records?  more...
• I've been off sick for a long time. What should I do?  more...
• What is a return-to-work agreement?  more...
• What is ill health retirement?  more...
• If I become disabled, what about future employment?  more...

further information

To contact NHSplus, go to the website: www.nhsplus.nhs.uk.  NHSplus is linked to NHS Direct Online, with an A to Z of ill health conditions and useful advice.

A servant of two masters?, (2001), Diana Kloss, Occupational Health Review, 90,

available from tel: , 020 7354 6761, price £12 (single copy).

Phone a friend: employee assistance programmes, Employee Health Bulletin, 13, February 2000, available from tel: 020 7354 6761, price £12 (single copy).

The Employee's Guide in the Get Back! series provides a systematic guide for employees who, due to accident or ill health, are finding it difficult to do their job. It helps you to identify 'difficulties and solutions' with your current job, and offers advice when preparing to meet your employer (see page 210).