Occupational health service in Cork
Union Quay Medical Centre provides a comprehensive occupational health service, at our office conveniently located at Union Quay in Cork city.
We aim to provide a safe, effective, quality occupational health service to our clients. Our service is client-centred.
We are fully equipped with an audiometer and audio booth, a spirometer, a Keystone Visual Acuity Screen, an ECG and we can provide near point testing for Drugs of Abuse (DOA), as supplied by Alere. We use Medlab Pathology for our blood sampling and have partnered with Full Health Medical as a platform for our Health Screening.
Employee absenteeism is a severe issue in many organisations throughout Ireland, with millions of euro lost every year through reductions in productivity owing to illnesses. It is inevitable that staff will need to take sick leave sporadically, but looking after the health of employees is to everyone’s benefit. Therefore, providing a safe and healthy working environment is essential to optimise productivity and staff morale.
Union Quay Medical Centre is Cork’s most comprehensive occupational health service, with our office conveniently located at Union Quay in Cork city. We aim to provide a safe, effective, quality occupational medicine service to our clients and, to that end, we are working towards SEQOHS accreditation, which makes us fully recognised by the Faculty of Occupational Medicine, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland as an occupational health service that has demonstrated competency in satisfying the high standards set out by SEQHOS.
Our service is client-centred and our occupational health specialists would be delighted to meet with you to discuss your occupational health requirements at a time convenient to you.
We will help your organisation promote and maintain the health of your employees. It is well known that the work environment may impact on an employee’s health, and that an employee’s health may impact on their ability to do their job in a safe and efficient manner.
What occupational health services do we offer?
Our specialist doctors can help you as an organisation to protect the health of your employees through a comprehensive range of occupational health services:
- Pre-employment medical assessments
- Health surveillance programmes
- Health screening programmes
- Occupational vaccination programmes
- Travel consultations and vaccinations
- Risk assessments
- Sickness absence reviews
- Exit medical assessments.
Contact us at Union Quay Medical Centre to discuss the range of occupational health services available to your organisation, and to arrange an appointment with one of our specialists.
Occupational Vaccination Programs
Occupational Vaccination Programs Based on risk assessment we provide a complete range of vaccinations including the following:
- Diphtheria, Tetanus and Polio vaccine
- Pertussis vaccine (Whooping Cough)
- Hepatitis A vaccine
- Hepatitis B vaccine
- Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccine
- Varicella Zoster (Chicken Pox) vaccine
Pre-travel Consultations and Travel Vaccinations
Pre-travel Consultations and Travel Vaccinations We are a Tropical Medical Bureau franchisee since 2007. We provide a comprehensive pre travel consultation (to include information on malaria prevention) and a comprehensive list of travel related vaccinations to include:
- Yellow Fever Vaccination
- Rabies Vaccinations
Ergonomic Workstation Assessments
Ergonomic Workstation Assessments These involves the following:
- Work site visit
- Employee Workstation Assessment
- Employee feedback on issues that may arise during the assessment
- Employer report
List of Services Provided and Prices
Pre-employment Medicals (PEMS)
Nurse base:
| €75 |
The following will be additional cost to the Nurse base medical –
(Please outline which you require in additional information in the form below):
| Clinical examination with a Physician | €45 |
| Spirometry- Lung Function Test (as part of a PEM) | €30 |
| Audio – Hearing Test ( as part of a PEM) | €30 |
| Bloods | €40 |
| ECG( as part of a PEM) | €25 |
| DOA – Drug & Alcohol Test (as part of PEM) | €40 |
Other Services carried out at Union Quay Medical Centre:
| Medical Assessments | €180 |
| 2nd review | €150 |
| Complicated Assessments i.e Stress | €250 |
Please note:with complex assesment if the time gose over an hour that an hourly consultant rate is then applied.
| Hearing Conservation Program | €80 |
| Respiratory Surveillance Program | €80 |
| Vaccines Programs (price varies on course) | |
| Hep B course 3 x Hep B | €150 |
| Tetanus/Diptheria/Polio | €35 |
Health Surveillance includes the following:
Hearing Conservation Program which involves the following:
a. Hearing Questionnaire
b. Audiometry (Hearing Test)
c. Ear Examination
d. Report
Respiratory Health Surveillance which involves the following:
a. Respiratory Questionnaire
b. Spirometry (Lung function test)
c. Respiratory Examination
d. Report
Skin Health Surveillance which involves the following:
a. Skin Questionnaire
b. If necessary a referral to our occupational health physician
c. Report
Hand Arm Vibration Health Surveillance which involves the following:
a. Hand Arm Vibration Questionnaire
b. If necessary referral to our occupational health physician
c. If necessary, further testing to include Purdue Peg Board
d. Report
Visual Acuity testing with a Keystone - CVS-V Standard vision screener .The CVS-V screens for 18 different vision functions in less than five minutes.:
Health Screening Program We have partnered with Full Health Medical to provide a best in class corporate health screening program for your employees. While we have devised 3 health screening options, we can discuss your requirements and tailor a health screening program to your specific needs. Our 3 standard health screening options are as follows:
1. Cardiac Risk Score Health Screening which includes the following:
2. Essential Health Screening which includes the following:
3. Build Your Own Health Screening which includes the following:
1. Diphtheria, Tetanus and Polio vaccine
2. Pertussis vaccine (Whooping Cough)
3. Hepatitis A vaccine
4. Hepatitis B vaccine
5. Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccine
6. Varicella Zoster (Chicken Pox) vaccine
Pre-travel Consultations and Travel Vaccinations We are a Tropical Medical Bureau franchisee since 2007. We provide a comprehensive pre travel consultation (to include information on malaria prevention) and a comprehensive list of travel related vaccinations to include:
1. Yellow Fever Vaccination
2. Rabies Vaccinations
Ergonomic Workstation Assessments These involves the following:
1. Work site visit
2. Employee Workstation Assessment
3. Employee feedback on issues that may arise during the assessment
4. Employer report
