Making a Referral

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Referral support and advice

Here you will find support and advice on how to make a referral and when to make a referral to your occupational health provider, along with useful hints and tips on how to make the process as smooth as possible.

How to make a referral (Video)

For support and advice on how to make a referral and when to make a referral to your occupational health provider, along with useful hints and tips on how to make the process as smooth as possible, please watch the video below.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why make a referral?

To gain specialist occupational health advice
To better manage employee health issues
To support the employee at work
To keep employees at work…or bring them back to work
To improve performance
To receive reasonable adjustment information
Consent to write to GP not needed

What to include in your referral?

Everything
A detailed referral will produce a good report
Add job description
Explain what key aspects of work are affected
Discussions held so far with employee
Include adjustments already in place
Questions

What will the report include?

Clear actionable advice
Answers to your questions
Return to work timescale
Advice on work capacity
Equality Act 2010 likely/not likely to apply
Advice on reasonable adjustments
Likelihood of future absences

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