Occupational Health Service

About Us Our Service

The University Hospitals NHS • Sickness Management Referrals Foundation Trust Occupational Health Service • Ill Health Retirement has over 30 years experience within Occupational • Immunisations and Vaccinations Health. Providing a service to local authorities, • Pre Employment Health Assessments local universities, dentists, GP Practices and other • GP and Dental Performers List – OH Clearance small and medium size enterprises in the West Certificate Midlands Region. With a client base of over 35,000 • Health Surveillance including individuals you can be assured that you will receive - Hearing Assessments the expertise and knowledge to proactively support - Sight Assessments managers with the Occupational Health needs of - Lung Function Assessments their employees. Helping to drive sickness down - Hand Arm Vibration Screening and keeping employees in work. • Musko-skeletal Assessments • Drivers Medicals • Skin Assessments Our Team • Night Workers Assessments • Counselling The Department is a consultant led unit. The • Psychiatry Clinical Service Lead, a full-time, employed Consultant Physician and a Fellow of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine, leads a Multi-Disciplinary Our clients Team which includes a Consultant Occupational Psychiatrist, Associate Specialists in OH, Specialist • Healthcare Workers Registrars in training, Specialist Nurse Practitioners • Education Sector Teachers and non teaching and Counsellors. staff Dentists • GP’s and GP Practice support staff • Administrative and Clerical Prevention and Early Intervention • Musicians • Students Occupational Health aims to advise and support • Nursery Staff managers about an employee’s health or other • Local Authority staff all disciplines problems that affect them whilst at work. • Industrial staff • Legal Services

Compliments and Complaints

We are keen to hear your comments and ideas about improving the service. Please email the department with any comments.

We would also welcome your feedback and if you have any concerns please telephone or email the Head of Occupational Health Service or Clinical Service Lead as below:

Mrs Louise Hopton SCPH(OH) Head of Occupational Health Service Tel: 0121 371 8355 [email protected]

Dr Alastair Robertson Clinical Service Lead Tel: 0121 371 8355 [email protected]

How to refer To request any of the services offered by Occupational Health or find out more, please contact your local hospital below;

Heritage Building (QEHB) Good Hope Hospital 3rd Floor North Block (South Corridor), 23 Bedford Road, , Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham, B15 2TH , B75 6BE Tel: 0121 371 7170 Tel: 0121 424 3004 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

Birmingham Heartlands Solihull Hospital Stratford House, Bordesley Green Rd, Ullswater, Lode Lane, Birmingham, B9 5SS Solihull, B91 2JL Tel: 0121 424 3004 Tel: 0121 424 3004 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

A4 version_PI19/1601/03 Author: Occupational Health Date: January 2020 Review date: January 2022