A Workplace Health Needs Assessment is a systematic review of the health and wellbeing issues facing your business. It will ascertain your company’s health needs and assist in identifying the type and level of resource and service required to meet those needs. The process may raise issues, highlight gaps in service provision, identify problem areas and also encourage the engagement employees and management. The process will enable Unity to provide your business with a selection of options that can be part of the Occupational Health Service that can be provided by our team.
The needs assessment will help in the following ways
The aim is to improve overall workforce wellbeing. This in turn will assist morale, attendance and productivity as well as potentially reduce staff turnover and associated costs.
An Occupational Health Needs assessment involves our team meeting with key personnel to enable us to understand the organisational structure, objectives and culture. This often involves senior management, Human Resources, Health & Safety, Employee Reps and Union Reps where applicable. We aim to understand the demographic nature of the work force and obtain an understanding of current absence trends, work related injuries, long term health issues. In addition to this, we ask about general job roles, work processes and can look at equipment used and the work environment to understand any Hazard and Risk considerations. We would look at existing control measures and examine any policies and procedures in place and discuss any existing OH provision and records. Where existing Health records exist and subject to the necessary Data Protection issues, it would be useful for us to have a look at the extent of any available existing records.
It is also important for us to understand at this stage your expectations and long-term aspirations for the service. From this Needs Assessment, Unity will be able to agree with you the service level required and will cost the provision based on this needs assessment.
We usually like to allow for a couple of hours to half day to conduct the assessment and dependant on the size of the organisation and site, some assessments will be quicker than others, with a further half day to compile the needs assessment report.
The outcome of the needs review not only provides a platform for designing or realigning occupational health provision to ensure that an organisation is fully compliant with relevant legislation, but also provides expert advice on cost-effective and targeted occupational health service delivery, which incorporates best practice alongside any new initiatives to add value to an organisation and provide a return on investment.
An occupational health needs assessment can also be undertaken for a single individual whom you have concerns about and would encompass
Keeping regular checks on employee health, via employment and periodic medicals, is a key requirement in certain safety critical industries and ensures compliance with the Equality Act 2010.
We understand the pressure businesses face in complying with the ever-changing requirements of health and safety legislation and offer everything from basic health checks to extensive executive medicals.
Simplifying our services and making sense of the regulations for you, we can offer a full range of health assessments. Our expert advice ensures you are compliant with legislation, industry standards and best practice.
Providing a full range of employment and periodic medicals, remote assessments and health surveillance screening, our team of Occupational Health Physicians, Occupational Health Nurse Advisors, Counsellors and other specialists can offer you a wide variety of services, in locations to suit your business needs.
Our services include:
We work across a wide range of business sectors and are our committed to best practice and quality standards.
Whether you are a small, medium or large business, we can provide a bespoke, cost-effective occupational health surveillance service to meet your exact needs. Designed to identify the key issues affecting your business, our Occupational Health & Wellbeing Needs Assessment provides you with an evidence-based platform upon which to plan a targeted occupational health programme tailored to your individual and specific needs.
If you have any questions about Occupational health needs assessment or any other occupational health services for your business, please don’t hesitate to call us on 01603 250015 to discuss your requirements or email us at mail@unityoccupationalhealth.com
