Useful links
Competencies in Occupational Health
How do you know what level of expertise you need? The following links may be of help:
Health and Safety Executive:
An HSE overview of training and competence in Occupational Health
The Faculty of Occupational Medicine:
Responsible for maintaining professional standards and qualifications training standards and competence in Occupational Medicine.
Society of Occupational Medicine:
Training and standards in Occupational Medicine
Managing the Health of Your Business
Faculty of Occupational Medicine and the Society of Occupational Medicine:
This publication gives an overview of how Occupational Health can help your business
Sickness Absence Management
The Health and Safety Executive: has developed various tools and guidance notes to help with absence management and rehabilitation. These include:
An overview factsheet for sickness absence and return to work
An introduction to Ill-Health Costs and ready reckoner Ill Health Cost Calculator
Stress policy guidance and return-to-work policy guidance
Guidance on managing the return-to-work process
Guidance on managing sickness absence
Sickness absence advice for the small business
Managing sickness absence flowchart
Tax rules when purchasing occupational health support
Best practice in rehabilitating employees suffering from work related stress
Some other guidance exists which may be of help
The CIPD, ACAS and HSE have, in conjunction, created an absence management tool
Advice from ACAS on managing attendance and employee turnover
The CIPD have produced a factsheet on rehabilitation, which has a wealth of helpful information