Occupational Medicine

Occupational medicine is concerned with

work, health and safety

. This includes providing health advice to organisations and individuals regarding health and safety at work. It may include identifying

workplace

hazards and ways to minimise or remove them, tailoring work to suit individuals’ health, investigating occupational causes of illness or injury, assisting people to return to work after illness or injury, and providing advice on ability to work and rehabilitation. Occupational medicine specialists offer an independent and objective assessment of an individual, taking into account all available information.