occupational health service for sky in ireland
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Occupational Health Service for SKY in Ireland. Mary Forde Health@Work Manager RGN, RM, Hip Dip Occ Health & Hygiene, BA Healthcare Mgt Dr John Walsh Consultant Occupational Health Physician MB MRCGP FFOM. Contents. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Occupational Health Service for SKY in Ireland
Mary FordeHealth@Work Manager RGN, RM, Hip Dip Occ Health & Hygiene, BA Healthcare Mgt
Dr John Walsh Consultant Occupational Health Physician MB MRCGP FFOM
Contents
• Laya healthcare Health@Work Services delivering the OH
service in Ireland on behalf of Sky
• Occupational Health Referral Process Steps
• Occupational Health Reports
Occupational Health – What Is It?
‘Occupational health’ is a medical speciality, which focuses on the interaction of people's health with their work
Or
how work affects your health and health may affect your work.
Occupational Health provides Independent, impartial and expert
advice to support people in their work, and to assist employers
support health at work for all employees
Occupational Health Principals
BE AWARE
EAP provided by
Sky Support Services
EDUCATE MANAGERS
SYSTEMS ENMESHED
TRAINED PROFESSIONALS
EMPATHY
When to refer?
• Concerns about employee fitness for their role
• Employee absent for 4 weeks or more
• Concerns about an employee health at work
• Absence due to perceived work related stress
No need to refer for:• Short term absence upon returning to work and not experiencing
any health issues affecting work
• Need for IT equipment, alteration to shift work or break patterns
• Fitness to attend a formal meeting, even if an employee is off work - assume they are fit unless evidence to the contrary
How to refer someone to Occupational Health
1. OHP on site every fortnight
• 2nd & 4th Tuesday each month: 10am – 1pm
2. Manager refers employee via OH Referral Form
3. Complete the Laya OH referral form found in the Occupational
Health Tab on the Sky Wellbeing web site:
–This form will be moved to the OH for Ireland web site once this
has been built
–Do not use the Sky OH referral form found on the People Portal
as this will go to the UK Sky OH team.
Referral Journey to Occupational Health
4. Email the completed form to Laya OH and copy HR:
Click ‘Submit ‘ on form to reach dedicated OH email:
[email protected] and cc
5. OH Referral form: Delete post sending or save as ‘secret information’
6. Employee invited to OHP review assessment via outlook
• Manger cc in the meeting invite, but no need to attend
7. Allocated 30 min consultation – time is key!
Occupational Health Reports
1. OHP Reporting:
• Report to manager and cc employee & HR on day of
• Information on relevant condition and how it impacts at
work/attending work
• Recommendations for manger to consider
• Fit/Unfit/Restrictions to work/Phased return to work
2. Email (Confidentiality)
3. Meeting with HR/Follow up call
Examples of Referrals to the OHP
• Muscular-skeletal disorders
• Newly diagnosed medical conditions e.g. MS
• Stress (work and non work related)
• Team members with high levels of absence