Occupational Medicine, or Occupational Health (OH), is a branch of medicine that deals with the interaction between the employee's job activities, work environment and their health.
Ill Health Retirement, Appeals and Second Opinion
Generally, employees are keen to remain at work for a combination of reasons. Ill-health retirement (IHR) is their last resort when their illness prevents them from remaining at work. When an employee wants to pursue IHR, their employer is responsible for arranging an OH assessment to consider the IHR application. However, the employee may wish to seek independent expert opinion where the employer cannot arrange an OH assessment or the employee wants to appeal against the outcome of their IHR application. In such situations, we make it easier for the employees to access an expert independent opinion via a self-referral route.
We provide the following consultant occupational physician services directly to employees via self-referral.
Employers can also request an independent IHR assessment via management referral - Ill-health retirement (IHR) assessment and report (Management-referral)
Medico-Legal Reports in Employment and Work-related Health Claims
If you are a solicitor seeking an independent consultant occupational physician report in relation to an employment tribunal claim, personal injury claim or occupational disease litigation, we can provide an expert medico-legal report, compliant with Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) and Practice Direction 35.
Our consultant occupational physician has extensive experience in Occupational Medicine and holds law qualifications, bringing a relatively unique combination of medical and legal expertise to medico-legal practice. In addition, he is undertaking barrister training, with particular interests in clinical negligence, personal injury, and employment law.
Please contact us to discuss your requirements or to request further information.
