Occupational health services for the railway industry

Consistent quality and reliability of judgement
Experience counts
An expert eye
Conveniently located
Sound advice
Ease of making appointments
Call in the experts

Consistent quality and reliability of judgement

When work situations can pose a threat to the life of the employee or others, you want to be sure that employee fitness is assessed with consistent quality and reliability of judgement. BUPA Wellness helped to develop the Railway Group Standards and has the specialist capability to deliver thorough medical services, and drug and alcohol screening to meet all the requirements for: personal track safety (PTS) train working - competence and fitness train driving signallers and crossing keepers alcohol and drug screening

Experience counts

BUPA Wellness is the most experienced provider of occupational health services to the railway industry. In fact, as the original British Rail Occupational Health Service, we've been supporting railway companies for over 30 years.

Today we look after some of the largest passenger and freight operators, and infrastructure maintenance companies.

We understand the culture, the environment and the interfaces between railway businesses. We've gained a deep knowledge of the demands of the jobs and the impact of individual health on the safety of the railway system.

This gives our clients absolute confidence and trust in the fitness decisions and advice we give.

We are Link-Up approved for both medical and screening services. So if you're a contractor to Network Rail, we can support all your needs to their contractual requirements.

An expert eye

There's more to drug and alcohol screening than you might think. The lab result can tell you one thing, but it takes experienced interpretation to identify the probable cause and reach the right conclusion.

That's why our service includes medical review by physicians, trained to ask the right questions, before confirming positive or negative.

Conveniently located

You'll find our national network of centres conveniently located at mainline stations. Here we can provide both medicals, and drug and alcohol screening.

We can come to your premises day or night to suit your shifts, to carry out random unannounced drug and alcohol screening of your safety critical people.

We also offer a national "for cause" two-hour call out service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Sound advice

And we don't just perform the screens. We also provide dependency counselling and we'll provide you with sound strategic advice. For example, we can help you write a robust drug and alcohol policy that protects you and supports your employees.

With our wealth of expertise you can rest assured that with BUPA Wellness you are receiving high levels of professional knowledge and expertise.

In fact, our qualified teams can advise you on all aspects of health at work. We provide comprehensive occupational health services including sickness absence management, health surveillance, pre-placement screening, night worker medicals, health promotion and policy advice to varied sectors.

Ease of making appointments

Our centres have teams of occupational health physicians and nurses, and can carry out all Railway Group Standard assessments.

Open Mondays to Fridays with weekends and evenings where required, we can accommodate single and multiple bookings.

Call in the experts

There are no compromises when it comes to track safety. So, for all your occupational health needs, call the experts on 0845 300 8220 or email wellness@bupa.com.