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Referrals

This section tells you how to manage people with stress 'in-house' and when and how to refer them on.

Managing people 'in-house'

There’s advice for people suffering from stress on the HSE website. If someone has symptoms of stress, the case management table gives basic advice about how to manage them.

The following guidance on seeking help from outside professionals is available:

HSE’s free leaflet Getting specialist help with health and safety
The Professional Organisations in Occupational Safety and Health’s (POOSH) guide on Choosing a competent health and/or safety professional
If you need to source local occupational health providers, your local HSE office should be able to help. Information on tax rules when purchasing occupational health support is also available
In the factsheet Occupational health and organisational effectiveness, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) explains what an occupational health provider should deliver
The Faculty of Occupational Medicine (FOM) has produced Guidance for employers on engaging an occupational physician
The Faculty of Occupational Medicine's Standards for accreditation: Occupational health service
If you need help with case management, more information is available from The Case Management Society UK
The Peninsula Medical School literature review, Avoiding long-term incapacity for work: developing an early intervention in primary care, provides an evidence base for early intervention in sickness absence and discusses factors influencing referrals to return-to-work interventions

The Society of Occupational Medicine helps you to find an occupational physician
The Counselling Directory provides a list of counsellors and psychotherapists
The World Health Organization explains what an occupational health nurse does
Information on professional nursing organisations is available from the Association of Occupational Health Nurse Practitioners and the Royal College of Nursing
The British Psychological Society describes the main types of psychologist, their qualifications and primary activities
The British Psychological Society provides a Directory of Chartered Psychologists who provide services to the public. This database is searchable by location and area of specialism
The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) provides a database of BACP-accredited therapists