Healthcare services
Occupational healthcare service as a support to your workplace
Vinnuvernd provides a wide range of consultation and services regarding health and medical issues for workplaces. Below you will find our service categories that fall under this service option. .
Vinnuvernd is an approved service provider in the field of health care by the Administration of Occupational Safety and Health (AOSH), as well as having the required license from the Directorate of Health for the operation of healthcare services in Iceland.
Below you can view the services offered by the health department of Vinnuvernd's corporate services. We have divided it into several categories to facilitate an overview of the services offered.
Company medical services
Company medicine is a medical service that has arisen due to the need to create a platform for communication regarding the health and/or health problems of staff, where confidentiality is maintained with employees on the one hand and the workplace on the other.
Some of the roles of a company doctors are:
- Providing service and support to the manager/HR manager in cases where it is necessary.
- Providing management with consultation on medical issues.
- Providing consultation regarding employee absences due to illness and accidents and evaluating the employees' work ability, when applicable, in accordance with the rules established in co-operation with the company physician.
- Providing employees, if requested by management, with consultation regarding their own health problems, e.g. work-related problems, mental health problems and problems with alcohol and drug use.
General medical services
Vinnuvernd’s general medical service is a service option where companies, in co-operation with Vinnuvernd, offer their employees medical services in the form of open hours.
Vinnuvernd’s physicians receive employees at certain times at Vinnuvernd’s headquarters. For larger companies or organisations that have appropriate facilities, it is possible for a doctor to come to the workplace at certain times and receive employees there.
Some of the roles of the general medical service are:
- Ensuring staff access to an initial examination of a health issue quickly and safely.
- Initial diagnosis of the symptoms/illness of the employee in question.
- Assistance with the renewal of prescriptions..
- Assisting the employee to see a specialist or guidance for the next steps to ensure that they receive the correct treatment for the symptoms/illness in question.
Health tests & health check-ups
Various health check-ups and consultation from a nurse and/or doctor and psychologist on health-promoting factors such as nutrition, sleep and exercise. Along with education about the key issues that affect our well-being and mental well-being in work and daily life, such as stress.
At the end of the examination, individuals will receive their results, while managers will receive a summary report of the results of the staff as a whole, which gives them an overview of where their staff stands in terms of workload, stress and other health-related factors. A comparison is also made of where their staff stands compared to other companies that use the same Vinnuvernd services..
Our most popular health tests:
- Health assessment - bronze
- Health assessment - silver
Absence recording & interviews
A service that makes it easier for workplaces to keep track of staff absences, reasons and entitlements with absence registration and interviews with Vinnuvernd. With Vinnuvernd’s absence registration, absences are not only recorded, but employees are also offered advice on their health and well-being.
Good collaboration and co-operation is an important part of the project and results in increased success in managing staff and reducing absenteeism..
Occupational health examinations
Vinnuvernd’s specialist and aviation doctors offer a wide range of medical examinations related to professional qualifications in certain occupations. These include health examinations for employment rights according to the rules of the European Aviation Organization (EASE) (1178/2011) and also for employment and occupational rights to work at sea according to the rules of the Icelandic Transport Authority.
We also offer health examinations related to the issuance of health certificates for certifications for various types of heavy machinery according to the rules of the AOSH.
Occupational health examinations include::
- Aviation examinations
- Fishermen’s examinations
- Customised medical examinations for certain professions, e.g. police and fire brigade.
- Health examinations for certifications for various types of heavy machinery.
Health examinations due to environmental aspects
We offer a wide range of detailed health and medical examinations related to potentially harmful environmental factors in the workplace.
Among the health examinations of this type are the following:
- Health examinations for mold and/or moisture damage
- Health examinations due to asbestos
- Health examinations due to lead
Vaccinations
Vaccinations can be an important factor in the well-being and safety of individuals. We offer companies and individuals a wide range of services in the field of vaccinations, from influenza vaccinations to specialised services for high-risk jobs or travel. We also offer drug testing to companies and individuals. This service includes testing for alcohol use, drug use and the use of other addictive substances in consultation with workplaces.
We also offer drug testing to companies and individuals. This service includes testing for alcohol use, drug use and the use of other addictive substances in consultation with workplaces.
Nutritional advice
A regular, varied and nutritious diet is the basis of a person's health. Hippocrates (460-370 BC) who is often called the father of medicine said "let food be the medicine and medicine be the food".
With the right diet, it is possible to prevent many of the lifestyle diseases that attack the modern man with great force. Health and Safety at Work offers advice and education in the field of nutrition from a nutrition and health expert to companies and individuals.
Among the services of a nutrition and health specialist:
- Advice to canteens and food tips
- Individual counseling
- Lectures related to nutrition and health promotion
Education & courses
Vinnuvernd’s department of health offers a wide range of services and consultation to companies, institutions and municipalities on health-related issues.
These include:
- First aid
- Infectious diseases of children
- Menopause
- Healthy Lifestyle
- Nutrition
- Sleep
- Exercise