We prepare, sustain and support the health and wellbeing of volunteers, short-term mission teams, GAP year students, and those on expedition trips. We are available as a third party provider to help organisations become compliant with the medical clauses in section 21 in the BS8848 guidelines.
Your organisation can play vital role in helping to support the short and long-term health and wellbeing of your volunteers.
Select the tabs below for recommended support:
Medical
Preparation
Screening with a health questionnaire designed for individuals going on trips of up to 12 months.
STS enables GAP, expedition and organisations with volunteers to manage specific health clearance requirement s articulated within the BS8848 guidelines.
Available online or paper-based.
Subscribers Only: Our doctors will be at your side throughout your assignment, whether you are travelling the world on assignment, are purely office based, or a mixture of both.
We encourage you to get in touch if you are concerned about your physical or mental health and wellbeing.
Psychological
Preparation
Subscribers Only: Our team of psychological health professionals are available to prepare, sustain, and support your emotional and spiritual wellbeing whilst you carry out your assignment. By understanding your experiences, they can review what impact they might have on you, your family and colleagues, and to your social life.
We encourage you to get in touch if you are concerned about your mental health or wellbeing.
Travel
Preparation
Prepare people for assignment with the right vaccines, travel supplies and medicines and health information needed for their destination, so that they are ready for deployment. We will brief your staff individually about how to avoid preventable illness and accidents. (30 minute appointment)
Subscribers Only: If you are unable to find an answer to your questions in our health information A-Z or country specific information on the InterHealth World Map then our nurses are available on email to answer your questions then a dedicated advice line is available from Monday - Friday 2pm-3pm GMT.
Subscribers Only: If you are unable to find an answer to your questions in our health information A-Z or country specific information on the InterHealth World Map, then our nurses are available on email to answer your questions.
Subscribers Only: Order travel health supplies 24 hours a day through our online Travel Shop.
Responding in a Crisis
Medical
Support
Enables individuals to raise a single health issue with one of our doctors, e.g. feverish symptoms, suspected malaria, stomach problems.
(30 minute appointment)
Enables individuals to raise several health issue with one of our doctors, e.g. feverish symptoms, suspected malaria, stomach problems.
(60 minute appointment)
Subscribers Only: Our doctors will be at your side throughout your assignment, whether you are travelling the world on assignment, are purely office based, or a mixture of both.
We encourage you to get in touch if you are concerned about your physical or mental health and wellbeing.
Subscribers Only: We provide a 24 hour emergency line which you can call from anywhere in the world.
Psychological
Support
Help individuals to identify what they need following a traumatic event and to decide on what to do next. This guidance and support is also suitable for those with responsibility for the welfare of affected staff.
(60 minutes)
To help people coming to terms with trauma. Focussed post trauma psychological support and continuing care in a secure setting. (90 minutes)
InterHealth provides specialist support and guidance following critical incidents. Where possible onsite support may be available however assistance is always accessible via Skype, online or telephone to enable an appropriate organisational response to the challenging situation.
Routine Check Ups
Travel
Support
Subscribers Only: Order travel health supplies 24 hours a day through our online Travel Shop.
Managing Stress and Adversity
Psychological
Support
This appointment is for anyone who finds themselves troubled or unable to resolve any concerns by themselves or with the people who are usually supportive.
(60 minutes)
Subscribers Only: Our team of psychological health professionals are available to prepare, sustain, and support your emotional and spiritual wellbeing whilst you carry out your assignment. By understanding your experiences, they can review what impact they might have on you, your family and colleagues, and to your social life.
We encourage you to get in touch if you are concerned about your mental health or wellbeing.
Medical
Review
Enables individuals to raise a single health issue with one of our doctors, e.g. feverish symptoms, suspected malaria, stomach problems.
(30 minute appointment)
Enables individuals to raise several health issue with one of our doctors, e.g. feverish symptoms, suspected malaria, stomach problems.
(60 minute appointment)
For volunteers returning from a trip. Individuals complete a health questionnaire on return to ensure that any health problems are identified & dealt with promptly.
Available online or paper-based.
Subscribers Only: Our doctors will be at your side throughout your assignment, whether you are travelling the world on assignment, are purely office based, or a mixture of both.
We encourage you to get in touch if you are concerned about your physical or mental health and wellbeing.
Psychological
Review
Subscribers Only: Our team of psychological health professionals are available to prepare, sustain, and support your emotional and spiritual wellbeing whilst you carry out your assignment. By understanding your experiences, they can review what impact they might have on you, your family and colleagues, and to your social life.
We encourage you to get in touch if you are concerned about your mental health or wellbeing.
