A Look at Medical Examinations in Various Industries

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In the post-covid-19 era, changes are commonplace in every aspect of our lives. Our professional lives, personal lives, relationships and interactions with friends and family, and those around us have primarily been affected in the aftermath of the pandemic that destroyed what was old and forced us to adapt to these new and, at times, scary changes. The medical field is not an exception to this phenomenon. They have suffered its brunt, primarily through the various country-wide lockdowns. In particular, medical examinations in Toowoomba have undergone radical changes, and these adaptations have imprinted themselves on every aspect of medical interactions.

Medical examinations and check-ups, in particular, have undergone radical changes—remote care, online appointments and bookings, consultations over skype or even home-delivered medicines. This is the new reality following in the wake of Covid-19. Now, there are several areas where medical examinations are required, some of which we will discuss here:

Specialised medicals: These medicals are known as such because they are customised regulations by various governing or corporate authorities. They include the following:

QLD railway medicals: Relevant and authorised health organisations are appointed and authorised by accredited rail organisations to conduct several regulatory health assessments for workers who perform rail safety work. This is in line with the procedures in the national standard for the health assessment of rail safety workers.

 

Uber and taxi-licensing medicals: As part of the license application process, private hire drivers must submit a medical questionnaire completed by their GP or medical organisation that has had their medical records for the past five years

 

Heavy Vehicle Medicals: This is similar to taxi licenses in their purpose.

Insurance medicals: Most people have at least one medical insurance. Authorised medical organisations perform the payouts and checks regarding medicals.

Fatigue medicals: For patients with a recent or prolonged history of fatigue cases, a physical examination often helps identify the cause.

Horse-racing medicals: As per regulations, all racehorses and jockeys must present themselves for medical examinations before every race.

Speedway medicals: licence applicants with Speedway Australia are offered to submit a Speedway Australia medical examination or a CAMS medical examination.

Comprehensive pre-employment medical examinations: Provides a baseline for health assessments for a worker before commencing any job.

Onsite services: These services cover the following:

Drug and alcohol: These are common for law enforcement personnel, corporate personnel and sports personnel.

Hearing assessments are conducted for law enforcement personnel, specialised recruitments, etc.

Functional capacity assessments: Functional capacity assessment is conducted to gauge a person’s capability to perform the work activities associated with their participation in employment.

 

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At Drayton Medical, we have a compact, efficient team of medical professions and support staff dedicated to catering to the care and well-being of our patients and do our best to provide the services that we advertise and offer our patients. Of course, there have been changes post covid-19, but it has made us even more focused and determined to provide quality service through every avenue available to us. Contact us to learn about our wide array of medical services!!