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Models of occupational health provision

There are a number of ways of providing occupational health services. A Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s survey in 2004 found that:

54% of employers contract with a external provider:

18% use an in-house occupational health service;
17 % employ an in-house occupational health professional; and
just over a quarter of organisations buy-in the services of an occupational health provider as and when necessary.

Note: some of these organisations use more than one form of provision.

		Smaller organisations can find it difficult to provide occupational health services
		It should be possible to estimate the level of service required
		Occupational health services can be provided by a variety of individuals
		Occupational health services can be provided in a variety of ways

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