Posted By bigwhistle There are a few big organisations that do this but I suggest to save money and space you amalgamate the facilities. However the duties of the personnel will be different. The health surveillance part should be carried out by a trained occupational nurse listed in the appropriate section of the NMC with an approved Doctor for anything that legally requires same ie Lead. The general first aid could be carried out by a RN with the whole service nurse led by the senior occupational health nurse- costings per hour 15 for basic but experienced RN, 25 for senior occ health nurse and yes about 100 for the quack who will have to be a member of the Faculty of Occupational Medecine. If you choose to use a first aider they will not be able to dish out even paracetemol or give vaccines ie flu. Great idea how about peripatetic head masseurs wandering around aswell.

Posted By Helen Horton Hi Steve You don't say what type of industry you are in but only that it is low risk so you may not need so many staff as others have suggested but I do agree with it being nurse led with an OH Dr coming in for occasional sessions as necessary based on industry, type of risk and need for their services. OH Nurses can do so much more than just stick on the odd plaster and offering your employees a Wellness service should reduce absenteeism and hopefully claims against EL insurance. This is good news in particular for migraine suffers who work for your organisation. You'd be surprised how many quite big concerns there are who don't have somewhere quiet that we sufferers can go to when stricken. So please make sure that there is a "quiet room" where they can ride out the storm so to speak before returning to work or being able to go home. One place where I worked didn't have a quiet room and I ended up sitting in my car waiting for my vision to return to normal so that I could drive home but that was preferable to sitting in a brightly lit and noisy open plan office!