Working Health Services Scotland
If any of your employees has a health condition which is impacting on their work, they could benefit from Working Health Services Scotland (WHSS).
WHSS provides free and confidential advice and health support for the self-employed and people working in companies with less than 250 employees.
About WHSS
The service aims to help
- employees manage their condition and remain at work
- a return to work if a short period of sickness absence occurs
- prevent them having further periods of sickness.
Where necessary, the programme can provide quick access to
- counselling
- physiotherapy
- occupational therapy.
Who it helps
Employees can refer themselves to WHSS. To be eligible for this service your employee must be
- self-employed, at work or absent from work for any length of time
- employed by a company of 250 employees or less and been at work or absent for any length of time.
How it helps
Employees will be assigned a case manager to help them through the process. A case manager will
- complete a comprehensive assessment
- develop an action plan
- co-ordinate treatment
- liaise with GPs, if required, and other relevant professionals.
The case manager may also provide signposting to services for help and advice on issues such as
- housing
- employment
- debt management.
All treatments and interventions are delivered in local community venues whenever possible.
Contact
You can self-refer for the service using the self-referral form on our service partner's site.
Self refer for WHSS (external site)
Longer term absences
If you or an employee has been, or is likely to be, absent for 4 weeks or longer, you can go to our Supporting a return to work page to find out more.
Find out more about supporting a return to work