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Occupational Health Service

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Occupational Health Service

The University of St Andrews Occupational Health Service provides comprehensive specialist advice to support all staff in the working environment. We are a multidisciplinary team, consisting of an Occupational Health Physician, Occupational Health Manager, Occupational Health Adviser, Occupational Health Technician & Wellbeing Adviser, Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist and Administration staff.

We aim to improve staff wellbeing by having a proactive approach supporting all physical and psychological wellbeing. If you are concerned that work is affecting your health or that your health his affecting your ability to undertake your role, please contact us for advice. Occupational Health supports the Universities overall strategy and the people and wellbeing strategy.

Contact

To contact Janey Watt please either phone directly on extension 2752, if Janey has a consultation her phone will be on divert to the administrator on extension 2750. Alternatively email addresses are jw235@st-andrews.ac.uk or occhealth@st-andrews.ac.uk

Confidentiality – is crucial to delivering a great service

Our team proactively work to improve the health & wellbeing of the workforce with a key focus on ensuring a healthier and safe working environment. We operate under the GDPR Act 2019 and Data Protection Act 1998 maintaining a strict code of professional ethics and confidentially.

Your records are stored in both paper and electronic copy and cannot be accessed by anyone outside of Occupational Health. With your consent reports may be forwarded to your Manager and or Human Resource Business partner to ensure appropriate work adjustments can be put in place to support you at work. We will provide this advice with your consent without breaching medical confidentiality.

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