Health Surveillance

Our range of screening assessments include:

• Health surveillance checks –audiometric and respiratory function testing, HAVS assessments and dermatological checks for employees who are exposed to noise, hazardous substances (e.g. solvents, dust and fumes) or vibration at work.
• Statutory medical surveillance and biological monitoring – for employees that work closely with ionising radiation, asbestos, lead and other high-hazard substances.
• Night Worker screening – for employees that work hours between 11pm and 6am, an assessment is provided to monitor how working at these hours may impact the health of an employee.

Ongoing surveillance assists in identifying any clinical signs of illness or disease at an early stage. Where appropriate, individuals can then be referred for diagnosis and adjustments can be put in place to prevent further problems developing.

We also provide:

• Fit for Work medicals: for employees working in safety critical roles at height, in confined spaces, trackside or operating site vehicles or heavy plant machinery.
• General health screening: BMI, blood pressure, urinalysis, musculoskeletal and vision checks.

These checks ensure compliance with industry regulations so that those employed in safety critical roles are fit to perform their duties safely without risk to themselves or anyone else. These can be combined with other health surveillance checks as well as alcohol and drug screening.

Our health surveillance checks can operate either on-site or in our own clinics, so no matter how many employees you have or where they’re based, we can offer a tailored solution to fit the operational needs of your business:

• On-site delivery via our mobile fleet

Our fleet of 30+ mobile screening units and multi-purpose vehicles are custom-designed to recreate the feel of our own clinical rooms, equipped with full screening equipment. Our team of experienced mobile Occupational Health Technicians and Screening Nurses can deliver large-scale health surveillance and screening programmes at even the most remote sites.

Because we come to you, your employees don’t have to spend time travelling to appointments, reducing downtime whilst ensuring you get the most from your valuable clinic time.

• Appointments at Medigold Health clinics

If you have fewer employees needing health surveillance and screening, or a number of colleagues requiring more specialised assessments with an Occupational Health Nurse or Doctor, it can be more cost-effective to arrange individual appointments at one of our locations.

We operate over 60 clinics across the UK, so we can always offer your employees an appointment at a location that’s convenient for them.

Our dedicated Mobile Operations Team works closely with both your site managers and health and safety teams to coordinate an annual schedule of visits based on your requirements. All employees are screened appropriately in accordance with your risk assessments, and are consistently seen within the stipulated timescales.

Meanwhile, our experienced health surveillance team is responsible for managing the booking of all health surveillance checks, statutory and fit-for-work medicals requested outside of any pre-planned programme. They will liaise with your employees and managers directly to arrange appointments at our clinics, ensuring all requests are dealt with quickly, providing support with any potential queries.

In case issues arise, our specialist team of Occupational Health practitioners are always available to offer telephone advice and provide appropriate support to our mobile and administrative teams whenever they need it.

Technology plays a crucial role in helping us deliver health surveillance and screening efficiently, streamlining our processes to provide more timely fitness outcomes so where necessary, you can quickly introduce measures to better protect your employees’ health:

• Online health surveillance referral forms– allows managers to easily request individual checks and medicals for employees through our online portal, capturing all the information we need to schedule appointments at our clinics.
• Health surveillance app – used by technicians and screening nurses during appointments to record all health and medical data, streamed to our portal immediately following the assessment. Instantly providing you with real-time fitness for work results.
• Management information dashboards – our online dashboards let you view all fitness outcomes and access aggregated health surveillance data for your workforce, so you can easily monitor and analyse trends and introduce measures to resolve any issues.

Any health surveillance or screening results that prompt concern are automatically escalated for review by our Chief Medical Officer (CMO). Further recommendations are provided within 48 hours, which might include sending the individual for a repeat test, arranging a GP visit, or referring them for a face-to-face appointment with an Occupational Health Doctor.

Our CMO is on hand to provide advice when an individual is identified as being potentially at risk, to help your managers gain timely guidance to enable them to promptly take the relevant action to protect their employee’s health.

If you need reassurance that your testing programme is providing the right level of cover for your workforce, we can carry out site assessments. We will evaluate whether the range and frequency of testing is well aligned with the types of activity your employees are undertaking. Following the visit, we’ll provide you with a comprehensive report with recommendations on any changes that are needed to achieve compliance with the relevant regulations.