Pre-Placement Screening

Pre Placement Health Screening can be done by :

Questionnaire alone
Questionnaire plus nurse screen
Questionnaire plus medical examination

The method to be used will be decided on by the client, but the policy will be laid down for particular grades of staff and not decided in an ad hoc manner. In discussion with their medical advisers, the client will want to take into account, the types of work, the potential hazards to the individual and the risks to the business when deciding on pre-placement screening policy.

Questionnaire Screening
Questionnaire covering:

Medical history
Social history
Family history
Employment history
This questionnaire is sent to Corporate Health where it is scrutinised by a nurse who will give a fitness rating, indicating whether there are any adjustment issues etc.
In some cases the nurse will refer to one of our occupational health physicians (OHP) for advice. In a few cases the OHP will contact the applicant's doctor before deciding on a fitness category.

This is an inexpensive method of pre-placement screening.

Nurse Screening
This includes the questionnaire as above plus:

Interview with Occupational Health Nurse
Measurement of weight and height
Analysis of urine
Blood pressure
Eyesight Test
Lifestyle advice

Additional Testing may be appropriate e.g

Vitalograph (lung function test)
Audiogram (hearing test)

Medical Examination
This will include everything done in the nurse screen plus:-

Consultation with doctor
Medical examination
Further investigations according to protocol - ECG, blood analysis etc

Alternatively fill out our online enquiry form: