• Identify an absence problem

• Develop an absence strategy

• Deal with short-term absence

• Deal with long term absence

Sickness Absence and Medical Referrals

Sickness Absence, Poor Work Performance Referral or where Behavior is a Cause for Concern

Employees who are either away from work due to a illness or injury or otherwise, which is causing concern, and/or who have an unacceptable level of sickness, either short term or long term will be referred to the Partner health for assessment of fitness to work, This will be undertaken by the Occupational Health Physician or Occupational Health Nurse Adviser.

Partner Health will agree a format for referrals and they can be accessed electronically: Click Here

For each management referral the Human Resources Director will have the option of discussing the case with the Occupational Health Physician as appropriate pre and/or post referral. Once the employee is seen by the Occupational Health Physician, a report will be provided to the Director of Human Resources with the appropriate consent.

Partner health will initiate post review a report that states:

1. fit to return to work on full duties

2. fit to return to full duties within a given timescale

3. fit to return to full duties on modified duties.

4. Not fit to return at present with a predicted return to work

5. Permanently incapacitated and therefore unfit for any duties and recommended for ill health retirement.

6. Disabled under the Disability Act 2005.