Corporate Medical Adviser service
Our ‘Corporate Medical Adviser Service’ ensures you receive the right occupational health package for your business in the most cost-effective and efficient way. The service enables your business to capitalise on the experience and expertise of a fully qualified consultant without commiting to a fully out-sourced occupational health contract.
How does the service work?
We provide you with a Corporate Medical Adviser (CMA) who will work alongside your own management team, being available to provide support on a daily basis, as well as visiting you regularly to provide advice and solutions on any aspect of occupational health.
The CMA is a fully qualified and highly experienced consultant and accredited specialist in occupational medicine.
The service can be delivered either as part of a broader occupational health service provided by us, or as a stand-alone service working alongside your existing in-house or out-sourced service.
As investment in occupational health steadily increases the stand-alone/independent model is becoming an increasingly relevant choice. The CMA will review the occupational health needs of your organisation, ensuring that the current arrangements are meeting your needs.
If you are looking to review your occupational health provision the CMA can also provide assistance with the sourcing and implementation of the supplier most suited to deliver your needs. Once in place the CMA will continue to monitor the service you are receiving ensuring that you continue to get best value from your supplier.
The CMA will help you to:
- Identify and evaluate the health related risks to your business
- Provide an integrated approach to health risk management
- Minimise health-related costs
- Fully understand your health supply chain
- Meet relevant legislation, industry guides and operate best practice
The key responsibilities of the CMA can include any of the following;
- Health strategy, design and programme-build
- Health provider audit, selection and ongoing monitoring of service compliance
- Development of comprehensive absence management processes including early intervention and long term disability management
- Advice and support for sickness absence cases
- Advice on capability and disciplinary issues
- Independent clinical assessments of long term sickness or ill health early retirement cases
- Advice on integrated health and wellbeing programmes
- Consultancy and advice on any element of occupational health for the organisation
- Onsite reviews with nominated HR and H&S team
What is the advantage of a CMA?
Contain your costs:
With 40% of organisations spending over £25,000 a year on occupational health Service, and 25% investing more than £100,000, seeking the best impartial and independent advice and guidance is vital.
Should you need to contract an occupational health provider for your business, having a CMA on board means that you can be certain that the out-sourced service you chose will be right for your business, and will be delivered to the desired standard.
Sourcing the best service for your needs:
With such an important investment it is essential you know what you need before you start looking for a supplier. For the majority of companies who do not have access to internal occupational health expertise there can be enormous benefits in retaining your own independent advice.
Your CMA can also help you find an occupational health provider most suited to deliver your needs. Once in place the CMA will monitor the service being supplied ensuring that you get the best value from your provider.
For the smaller organisation:
If you are a small company, taking the time to implement an occupational health strategy is extremely difficult, especially as management is busy concentrating on the day-to-day demands of running your business.
A dedicated CMA from Working Health Solutions can help by removing the burden and time involved, providing advice, guidance, information and assistance on all aspects of occupational health, legislation and product solutions.