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What is an Occupational Health Assessment?
An Occupational Health Assessment (also known as a sickness absence referral, management referral or occupational health referral) is a medical examination carried out by a qualified Occupational Health clinician to assess a person’s fitness for work and their capability to fulfil the duties and responsibilities of their role safely and[...]
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Celebrating Black History Month
At Medigold Health, we have always been committed to ensuring that our workforce is representative of every section of society and that all our colleagues, no matter what their heritage, ethnicity or the colour of their skin, feel respected and valued and are given equal opportunities to succeed and reach[...]
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Life with Dyspraxia – Celebrating Dyspraxia Week
Every year, Dyspraxia Week (9-15 October) aims to raise awareness of this surprisingly common condition, which is also known as developmental coordination disorder (DCD). What is dyspraxia? Dyspraxia is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects motor coordination (i.e., physical coordination and movement). While it is often picked up in childhood, it[...]
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Medigold Health’s Summer Work Experience Programme – Giving Young People A Taste Of The World of Work
At Medigold Health, we are always looking for opportunities to promote careers in occupational health. Following the success of our 2021 summer work experience programme, we decided to run the scheme again this July, to give our colleagues’ family members who have recently finished school the chance to gain valuable[...]
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Meet our new Director of Wellbeing!
Last month we were delighted to welcome Dr Amrita Sen Mukherjee to the Medigold Health team. As our new Director of Wellbeing, she will be heading up Medigold Health Perform, our portfolio of wellbeing programmes and mental health support services. By way of introduction, we caught up with her to[...]
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What do the new rules on fit notes mean for patients and employers?
On 10 June 2022, the UK Government introduced new legislation to allow a wider range of health professionals to certify fit notes. The changes, which come into effect today, have been welcomed by many, including the British Medical Association (BMA) and the Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM), but what do[...]
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It’s Occupational Health Awareness Week 2022!
In celebration of Occupational Health Awareness Week (19-24th June 2022), we thought we’d catch up with some members of our Medigold Health Team, to learn a bit more about how they came to work in Occupational Health, get their top tips for anyone wanting to start a career in the[...]
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Introducing Medigold Health Protect
Are you a smaller business looking to improve the health and wellbeing support you offer to your employees? You need Medigold Health Protect, our subscription-based occupational health package available exclusively to companies with 250 employees or fewer. Here, our Small Business Health Consultant, Alex Humphries, talks you through our Protect[...]
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Welcome aboard Steve Thompson MBE!
We are beyond delighted to reveal that rugby legend Steve Thompson MBE, is joining Medigold Health as our new Health Awareness Campaigner!
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