How Can OH Support Individuals?
In most workplaces, individuals can self-refer to occupational health to receive confidential support for health and work-related issues. Occupational health can also support those who are self-employed to ensure that the workplace is a safe area - they may provide risk assessments and suggest modifications.
It is important to understand that an occupational health company can give general return-to-work advice, but they do not have any specialist training and will often refer to occupational therapy for an individual's specialist rehabilitation.
When an occupational health company refers to occupational therapy companies like Krysalis, they are ensuring the individual gets the support they need, while also preventing an increased cost due to workplace absence.
It also prevents a lack of understanding of the employee's needs and can prevent the risk of an individual falling out of work again.