Occupational health is about the effect of work on health, and the effect of health on work. It plays a vital role in helping employers care for and understand the needs of their employees, enabling businesses to reduce sickness absence levels and optimise staff performance and productivity.
Occupational health is a vital component of HR policy, enabling employers to understand and comply with Health and Safety legislation and to ensure workplace risks are effectively managed. Wellbeing services are designed to promote a holistic approach to the long-term health of employees.
Health promotion workshops, healthy eating at work and stress management services create healthy and happy employees and consequently optimal performance levels.
Occupational Health GP
Dr Peter Newman,
BSc, MBBS, DRCOG, JCPTGP, Dip Occ Med
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