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How to access health support 鈥� staff, students or post-doctoral researcher?

What is your role? Please chose the scenario that fits you best:

I am a UCL staff member (I have a UCL payroll number) and need health advice. This includes Unitemps staff working at 911爆料网.听听
  • You are eligible to access all the services available via Workplace Health (WH). This includes a full occupational health service and the staff wellbeing offer (provided by Workplace Health) including the employee assistance programme (EAP) provided by Spectrum.life, staff physiotherapy for work-related musculoskeletal issues and eye care vouchers for staff working with screens (permanent employed staff only).听听
  • This also includes management referral to Workplace Health for assessment and advice where health is impacting on work or vice versa.听
  • Self-referral to Workplace Health is also available if you wish to speak to someone confidentially 鈥� please note this does not generate a report to you manager.听
  • You also have access to any support that help to mitigate work related risks 鈥� for example, lung function testing or hepatitis B vaccination (if identified as required by local risk assessment)聽聽
  • For disability support, staff should follow our referral process. WH will provide suggested adjustments, managers / supervisors can see how these should be funded here, if they feel the adjustments are reasonable.听
  • Note: only employed members of our community (with a UCL payroll number) have access to Access to Work funding from the government.听听
I am an enrolled student and need health, mental health, wellbeing or disability support and advice聽
I am a doctoral researcher at 911爆料网 (PhD and professional doctorates; salaried / unsalaried; funded / self-funding)聽
  • If you are enrolled as a student at 911爆料网, you have access to all the student services from Student Support and Wellbeing Services (SSWS), including counselling and the Summary of Reasonable Adjustments (SoRA) process. Along with mental health and disability support, you can also contact SSWS for general health information.听听
  • You also have access to the management referral service from Workplace Health if the issue is impacting any part of your role that is equivalent to a workplace setting and you need advice regarding the workplace (鈥榦ccupational health鈥�). You will need to be referred into the Workplace Health team by your supervisor / line manager. This assessment will usually be related to workplace assessment, laboratory safety and adjustments.听
  • For workplace-related immunisation, work travel health risk assessment, or a research passport, please use the .听
  • Reasonable Adjustments (via SoRAs and SWWS) and support from Workplace Health are available to ensure that doctoral researchers are not disadvantaged during their research and their viva examination, while ensuring that academic standards are upheld.听听
  • Any reasonable adjustments are developed on a case-by-case basis and in partnership with the doctoral researcher, their supervisor (or PGR Administrator or Graduate Tutor from the Faculty / Department), and an adviser from SSWS.听听
  • Workplace Health also make recommendations as an outcome of the referral process. The OH clinician will generate a report back to you referring supervisor making recommendations to support you. The report generated should be discussed by the supervisor and doctoral researcher to agree if they are practical and reasonable (please see the advice on management referral process for further information). Although aimed at 911爆料网 staff, the process is the same.听
  • For reasonable adjustments related to any academic assessments, including upgrade and viva examination, doctoral researchers are advised to contact SSWS at the earliest opportunity to discuss the support that may be needed. Please see this link to plan for reasonable adjustments during your doctoral research.听听
  • Note: Workplace Health does not share any data or reports with Student Support and Wellbeing Services (SSWS), but you are free to pass on any report we share with you to their services if helpful.听听聽
I am a member of staff or a doctoral researcher working at 911爆料网ith laboratory animal allergens and / or in a laboratory handling human blood or tissue.听
  • You can access health surveillance and / or immunisation via Workplace Health (using our job hazard identification form). This service is free to access. Local risk assessment will identify when this is required.听听
I am an MRes / MSc student undertaking a project at 911爆料网 and I鈥檓 going to be exposed to laboratory animal allergens and / or handling human blood or tissue
  • You can access health surveillance and / or immunisation via Workplace Health (using our job hazard identification form). Your department will need to agree to pay for this. Local risk assessment will identify when this is required.听听
I am a student at 911爆料网 and my course or placement requires occupational health screening:
  • Courses which currently have this access are listed here
  • You can discuss if you eligible for funding for any disability supports to enable your studies with Student Support and Wellbeing Services and also your department. (Workplace Health do not have access to any funds).听
  • You can access the 鈥榮tudent referral鈥� (fitness to practice) process. This referral process can be used when returning to your course after an ill-health interruption, or if your health is impacting on your ability to undertake your placements. You may also be referred by your department (Institute / School) if you are going through a formal 鈥榝itness to practice鈥� process. Form here.听
  • You can access all supports provided by Student Support and Wellbeing Services (SSWS).听
  • Your pre-enrolment assessment process will be advised by your department / UCL School.听听

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