Occupational Health
With nearly 10 years' experience in Occupational Health, you can have the confidence that Graham Dawson Physiotherapy will provide a service that will become integral to your company, a service that will be Efficient, Cost Effective and Professional. Our Chartered and state-registered physiotherapists have specialist training and extensive experience in the field of occupational health, safety and ergonomics, and will be able to deliver to the demands of your business.
But why choose Graham Dawson Physiotherapy for your business?
The Current Climate
Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD's) cost UK businesses £7.4 billion per year in absenteeism, and £15 billion per year in presenteeism (working whilst sick, causing a reduction in productivity). But, it is shown that for every £1 invested in Occupational Health services, businesses can see a return of £4. This is achieved by reducing instances of absenteeism and presenteeism by providing valuable intervention at the earliest stage of injury to employee's who are suffering from MSD's, as well as providing employees and managers with awareness on how best to manage these conditions in the workplace. Increasingly, more and more employers are realising the long term sustainable benefits of proactive (preventative) interventions in the workplace.
By implementing an Occupational Health service in your business, you will be providing evidence to your employees that you value their health whilst at work. This in turn will improve morale, increase productivity, and decrease staff turnover, which will consequently reduce the costs of recruitment and training of new employees.
What we will do for you
We provide cost-effective solutions not only to help employees suffering from MSD's to get back to work or improve their performance, but also to help prevent MSD's arising within your workforce.
MSD's are often complex, but the solutions can be simple and extremely effective. Developed and led by our expert occupational team, our range of specialist services deliver a guaranteed return on your investment. We work together with managers to ensure we deliver practical and effective solutions, tailored to the needs of your business. Our reactive and proactive services minimise absence, reduce workplace injuries and maximise your employees' health, wellbeing and productivity.
We will provide a service that not only looks after the physical health of an employee, we will also take care of their wellbeing. We deliver interventions that educate and empower the workforce, which can be delivered either as specific health promotion events, or form part of a comprehensive and longer term, wellbeing campaign. By looking after your people, we look after your long-term profitability.
We work with the employer to create a service tailored to the specific needs of their business, be that heavy manufacturing and production to the sedentary nature of the call centre. By delivering our Occupational Health services to your workforce, your company will benefit by:
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Saving money
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Reduce absenteeism/presenteeism.
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Providing legal compliance with related Health and Safety Legislation
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Raising awareness of MSD risks
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Educating employees and managers
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Reducing legal costs from work related injury claims
Occupational Physiotherapy
On-site service
By providing our services to your sites, your employees will benefit from fast and convenient access to occupational physiotherapy, minimising disruption to the working day. We will gain first-hand knowledge of your working environment and can address issues your employees may face. This includes advising an employer on how an employee's condition may be best managed at work, which can include adjusting duties so that the risk of aggravation of injury is kept to a minimum.
Through our detailed data collection, we can provide information to management on specific trends occurring in a business. By analysing these trends, we can then deliver proactive interventions to identified departments or employee groups, such as education events or workplace assessments, to reduce the effect of the workplace on employees' health, which will deliver reduced time in the absenteeism and presenteesim from MSD's.
By investing in our on-site services, you will not just be gaining a clinically based physiotherapy clinic. You will be investing in a service that will integrate with your Occupational Health, Human Resources and Health and Safety Departments to deliver effective reactive and proactive strategies to your company which will sustain the health benefits of these campaigns for years to come.
Off-site services
If your company does not have the facilities to be able to accommodate our on-site service, then we will be flexible to meet your needs. We can tailor our services to suit the demands of your organisation irrespective of size or scope.
By providing a highly effective and quality service through our private clinics, we can offer your employees the same benefits of having access to physiotherapy services as if they had this on-site. By offering appointments within 48 hours, we can reduce the waiting time for essential early intervention, which will reduce absenteeism and presenteeism from MSD's. Your employees will undergo a thorough assessment from a physiotherapist highly experienced in Occupational Health, giving them a detailed insight into their condition, and providing them with treatment and advice as to how best manage their symptoms both at home and in the workplace. A report will be delivered to the referring company, detailing the employees' diagnosis, estimated recovery times, and advice on how the company can manage this effectively e.g. workplace adjustments.