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Ergonomic Assessments (including Workstation Assessments), Functional Capacity Evaluations, rehabilitation advice and return-to-work programmes are tailored to the needs of individual employees. Health issues and work tasks are analysed in order for them to be performed in a more healthy and ergonomically efficient manner. Individuals can then return to the workplace or remain in the workplace, work with greater ease and independence, maximising productivity with risk of injury minimised. Also with sick pay and recruitment costs minimised resulting in better sickness absence management.

Healthywork Ltd, set up by Alison Biggs offers the services of State Registered Occupational Therapists (SROT), specialising in Occupational Health and Work Rehabilitation in relation to medical conditions or work related ill health issues.

'We are the Health Professional skilled to assess and rehabilitate the worker and to also assess the work'

Work Rehabilitation and return-to-work in Surrey Case Study

A young man had been off work with severe low back pain for 15 months. There had been no discussion about him returning to work. He was getting fed up at home, he was losing confidence in himself and was fast becoming unemployable. read more...

Maximising Potential In People

Workstation Risk Assessment (DSE)
A risk assessment of the office environment to fulfil HSE regulations, whilst addressing individual requirements, recommending how to improve health and comfort, prevent injury, aches and pains and increase productivity.
Ergonomic Assessment
An in-depth analysis of the workstation or other types of work tasks, addressing individual needs when a medical condition or pain / discomfort is ongoing in order that increased comfort & optimum task performance thus avoiding/reducing sickness
Functional Capacity Assessment
A comprehensive physical evaluation of an worker's capabilities in relation to a physical type of job, to be sure they are suitable for the role or if reasonable adjustments / solutions will help.
Pre-employment Functional Assessment
Increase productivity and ensures the employer has the right people in the right job. An insightful assessment that aids recruitment.
Job Demands Analysis
This process identifies the physical requirements of work tasks in a particular job role: from the weights to be lifted to the different postures such as sitting, walking, squatting and other abilities required, such as dexterity, reaching, grip strength
Work Rehabilitation & Return-to-work
Get an employee back to work safely in a timely way with an individualised programme designed to re-establish work routine/behaviours, build confidence & manage their medical situation sucessfully at work by guiding/grading of hours/tasks.
Training and Educational Sessions
Provision of Manual Handling and/or Ergonomics Training Sessions in the Office or Industry setting, in order to reduce risks in the workplace or solving work task issues that may be presenting problems.
Vocational Assessment
A Vocational Assessment is the process of determining an individual’s interests, abilities, aptitudes and skills to identify vocational strengths, needs and career potential. Vocational assessments may use a variety of standardised techniques.
Cognitive Assessment
A Cognitive Assessment of the individual's cognitive capacity to perform work and associated life tasks. This assessment requirement may be as a result of an injury or progression of a long term condition, or required due to a learning need (eg dyslexia)
Visual or Hearing Assessment
A Visual or Hearing Assessment is performed to find solutions to suit the individual's requirements and thus to implement reasonable adjustments.
Technical Assessment
A Technical Assessment can help to decide which technical solutions are required when an individual may have a visual or motor or dexterity difficulties so that they cannot access standard technology equipment.