Southern Enterprise Awards 2021

95 | Southern Enterprise Awards 2021 Led by Dr Martin Ezan and Robyn James, Platinum Occupational Health Ltd has been supporting businesses and their employees since 2018. Based in Bristol, the company provides a full range of services to help its clients keep their employees healthy, safe and in work. Platinum Occupational Health Ltd (POHL) is an independent and confidential service. The company’s leading focus is to offer impartial advice to companies and their employees on the impact of health on work and work on health. It is said that awareness of the need for occupational health dates back to ancient times. Physicians such as Hippocrates and Pliny the Elder created records of the effects of mining, such as respiratory problems and poisoning, on workers. But it was not until the time of Britain’s Industrial Revolution that industries began appointing inspectors to check and improve working conditions. Much of the regulation we rely on today to keep us safe at work did not come into force until the mid to late 20th century. Occupational health services benefit the employee by protecting and promoting health and wellbeing within the working environment. They help workers by providing advice to maintain quality of life and demonstrate how to prevent work-related illness. From an employer point of view, occupational health services help to reduce sickness absence by providing early interventions. They can also improve business performance and enhance the corporate image. Consultant Occupational Health Physician, Dr Martin Ezan, is the Medical Director of POHL. He has been a practising physician since completing his medical degree in 2002 and, after practising general medicine for several years, in 2010 Martin moved into occupational health. Since then, he has built an impressive list of qualifications and has worked with many organisations including Corporate, Fire Service, Local Government, NHS, Police Service and Tertiary Education. Additionally, Martin is an HSE appointed doctor, an examiner and assessor for numerous occupational health exam boards. He is also a Deputy Specialty Advisor for the Oxford Region of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine. Best Occupational Health Practice 2021 - South West Aug21572 Attending to the non-clinical side of the business is Operations Director, Robyn James. She started her career within the Petroleum Retail Market managing multiple successful businesses for many years before making the move into Occupational Health in 2008. Her length and breadth of experience allows her to deliver robust management solutions across all key functions, whilst providing a personal client focussed communication channel for service delivery. Robyn tells us, “Having worked with Martin since 2011, our sound professional foundation allowed us to create a new type of Occupational Health organisation, one where we not only have the clinical and business skills required to run an organisation in this sector, but the ability to provide exceptional customer service for every client. In short, we have an efficient process driven solution, and we are able to deliver this with a personal touch.” Being passionate about customer service and understanding all aspects of the Occupational Health industry allows Martin, Robyn and their Associate Occupational Health Physicians to consistently meet client expectation and needs no matter the complexity of the situation or how diverse the requirements. Their values for success are based on the principles of accountability, fairness and integrity, whilst using client’s feedback to optimise the efficiency in every step of their Occupational Health journey. In short, POHL provide their clients with an efficient high value service at a reasonable price point. Company: Platinum Occupational Health Ltd Contact: [email protected] Website: www.platinumoccupationalhealth.co.uk