ROHAS is a specialist occupational health advice service for the people of Rotherham. ROHAS provides advice and support to those people with work related health conditions and helps to prevent ill-health in the workplace. Events such as illness can throw lives off course. Advice has an important positive impact on various aspects of people’s lives, such as health and wellbeing. Preventative advice is important to avoid ill-health in the first place. There is a lack of knowledge about diseases that are linked to patient’s occupations. Improving awareness of prescribed and reportable diseases and injuries not only helps to improve the quality of life of people with occupational diseases but also improves the quality of information on the incidence and prevalence of occupational diseases as a whole.

Services Provided

ROHAS advisers can help with:

• diagnosis of occupational diseases and record work histories and hazard exposures

• work related health problems and how to manage these conditions

• basic ergonomics - job design principles, ergonomic solutions, setting up VDU workstations

• regulations on manual handling, protective equipment and workplace health, safety and welfare

• job retention and rehabilitation case management

• assessment of chemical hazards

• employment, anti Disability Discrimination law and health and safety law

• causes of stress, stress management and stress prevention

• support that aims to keep people in work wherever possible or to withdraw people from working conditions that are likely to worsen their health

• health surveillance - audiometry, aesthesiometry and spirometry

• benefits and civil compensation routes (encouraging welfare benefit take up contributes to the local economy and social inclusion)

• representation for people concerning their employment and health and safety rights at work

Location of Service Provision

One-to-one confidential interviews take place in the RAIN Building and at outreach GP surgeries at Kiveton, Parkgate, Rawmarsh, Thorpe Hesley, Thurcroft, Wath upon Dearne and Wickersley.

Referrals

Referrals are from GP’s other health professionals and members of the Primary Care team, self referrals and referrals from other agencies such as Advice Centres.

Address:

Rotherham Occupational Health Advisory Service,

Level 4, Doncaster Gate Hospital,

Rotherham,

S65 1DW

Telephone: 01709 304 981

Contact:

Karen Hobson

Karen.Hobson@RotherhamPCT.nhs.uk

Colin Ellis

Colin.Ellis@RotherhamPCT.nhs.uk

Andrew Turner

Andrew.Turner@RotherhamPCT.nhs.uk