You have looked after everyone else – but what about you?
Staff working in West Lothian NHS and Council, now have access to a free and confidential health service through Lothian Work Support Services – LWSS.
If you are experiencing illness, pain or have mental health concerns that are affecting you at work and you want support to resolve them, then contact us.
Lothian Work Support Services (LWSS) offers work rehabilitation support. It aims to assist employees to better manage their health and work needs through a managed process of advice, supported self management, and work focused therapies.
LWSS
Getting back to and staying in work is a key issue for many people, especially those experiencing ill health and/or long periods of work absence. Our aim is to help employees to achieve a positive relationship between health and work, providing therapeutic intervention as early as possible to support you back to work.
Getting Back to Work
Work together with our occupational therapy case managers & therapists to create a return to work plan that takes in your immediate and future needs, and which is tailored to you.
Working with you and understanding your readiness is the key to help get you back to work.
Who can use LWSS?
Benefits
You will benefit from an individual assessment carried out by a NHS Occupational Therapist expert in the field of vocational support. The service can help with:
Mental health focus: mood & anxiety management; Wellness Recovery Plans; confidence building; and coaching
Disability related support & equipment
Reasonable Adjustment advice
Signposting to other services
Let’s Work Together
To make a referral, please provide your name and contact details via any of the methods below.
Managers can also encourage their staff to contact us and to refer employees with their consent
