Referrals

Managing people 'in-house'

Advice about what to do with people suffering from stress can be found on the HSE website. If someone has symptoms of stress, the following case management table gives basic advice about how to manage them.

Seeking outside help

Basic guidance on seeking help from outside professionals is available in the HSE’s free leaflet Need help on health and safety? and from the Professional Organisations in Occupational Safety and Health (POOSH) website. These outline what different professionals do and how to get the most from them.

If you need to source local occupational health providers, your local HSE office should be able to help. Information on tax rules when purchasing occupational health support is also available.

In their factsheet, Occupational health and organisational effectiveness, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) explains what an occupational health provider should deliver. If you need help with case management, more information is available from The Case Management Society UK.

The Peninsula Medical School literature review Avoiding long-term incapacity for work: Developing an early intervention in primary care, provides an evidence base for early intervention in sickness absence and discusses factors influencing referrals to return to work interventions.

Specific professionals

The Society of Occupational Medicine has a list of occupational physicians
The World Health Organisation explains what an occupational health nurse does
Information on professional nursing organisations is available from the Association of Occupational Health Nurse Practitioners and the Royal College of Nursing
The British Psychological Society explains what a clinical psychologist does and how to source one