We prepare, sustain and support the health and wellbeing of people who travel frequently to help them effectively manage the health implications of a transitory work-life.
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You can play vital role in helping to support the short and long-term health and wellbeing of consultants & journalists working for your organisation.
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Medical
Preparation
This full medical includes completion of UN Entry Medical Examination form for UN applicants and a general wellbeing health check.
A travel risk assessment for pregnant women. The assessment includes advice to the individual regarding any medical issues and risks around their travel plans as well as health clearance to the employer regarding fitness to travel.
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
Personal resilience is the capacity to cope with stress & adversity.
This is an interactive online questionnaire that explores an individual’s personal resilience for international assignment.
A resilience profile is created for the individual which is reviewed by an InterHealth clinician who gives relevant feedback. The sending agency will receive a report that highlights any support needs identified. Includes guidance for management, and will support your long term organisational risk management.
Post assignment a shorter review questionnaire will be available to help an individual to reflect on the impact of their recent work and any support needed.
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)
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
Psychological
Support
The space to consider your responses to professional experiences of caring for others including thoughts, feelings and behaviours arising as a result of working with vulnerable people. It can be a series of on-going appointments.
For individuals and groups.
(60 minutes)
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)
A "Here and Now" approach to understanding and overcoming psychological health problems. It focuses on an individual’s thoughts and behaviours, and how, by challenging and changing them can enable them to be more in control of their life, and feel better equipped to manage. (60 minutes)
An initial consultation to enable an organisation to support anyone feeling troubled or experiencing difficult times, to discuss any issues and decide on a way forward. This may include a referral for personal counselling at InterHealth or elsewhere. (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)
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.
