
Expert Employment Reports
Specialist Occupational Therapy work ability reports
NHS Lothian Work Support Services provides impartial, expert Functional Capacity Evaluations to assess work ability. This evaluation plays a key role in determining a client’s capacity to perform work-related tasks. Our evidence-based approach supports informed decisions in medical and occupational settings.
How can Lothian Work Support Services help?
Our evaluation process systematically assesses a person’s abilities, tailored to the specific questions of referrers. Using a recognized protocol, we gather detailed health, educational, and medical history to inform decision-making. This supports the needs of clients across various sectors:
Confidence in our process
Our experienced Occupational Therapists deliver expert assessment reports tailored to employer, insurance, and legal needs, supporting rehabilitation, job placement, and reasonable adjustment determinations. We specialize in complex disability cases, prevention, compliance, and quantifying functional loss. Our state-of-the-art UK clinic uses comprehensive testing and observational techniques, with expert practitioners providing assessments at home, clinics, educational settings, or workplaces.
Evaluation can incorporate some or all of the following:
- Educational and job demands analysis
- Assessment of physical and psychomotor capacities
- Evaluation of work aptitudes, skills, and abilities (normative and criterion-referenced)
- Analysis of student and worker characteristics, interests, and preferences
- Review of role and work environment, including barriers and facilitators
- Functional cognitive evaluation
- Assessment related to low vision conditions
- Work simulation measures and work conditioning programs
- Reasonable adjustment planning and support
- Development of focused plans and functional rehabilitation goals
Our reports can cover the following:
- Comprehensive, objective clinical and functional assessment, including client interview.
- Detailed documentation, interpretation, and analysis of findings in relation to current function, pre-existing conditions, and lifestyle
- Clear recommendations and associated costing.
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