| Employment Law Solicitors, Martin Kaye are the | | | | fact over 70 per cent of our employees have |
| first company in Telford to use the Healthy | | | | signed up to take part. "At the heart of every |
| Hearts Campaign's new mobile health screening | | | | company is its workforce and we want to help |
| facility in a bid to assist employees in monitoring | | | | our employees to identify any potential risks so |
| their health. Diabetes and cardio-vascular risks can | | | | they can seek the right kind of treatment, which |
| now be identified with a 30 minute pop-in pop-out | | | | should help prevent problems in the future." |
| check at work. A West Midlands law firm is the | | | | Healthy Hearts, Geraldine Thomas, said: "We are |
| first company in Telford to take part in a health | | | | delighted to see such a high level of interest from |
| screening campaign for its staff. The screening will | | | | a wide range of companies, who are all taking the |
| include cholesterol, blood pressure and blood sugar | | | | view that health screening in the workplace |
| analysis, as well as a general physical examination, | | | | benefits not only the employee, but the company |
| a lung function test, and heart checks. "The | | | | too." Healthy Hearts is a charitable social |
| Healthy Hearts Institute is based at Sandwell | | | | enterprise initiative which encourages access to |
| Medical Research Unit at West Birmingham | | | | health screening, particularly with regard to |
| Hospitals NHS Trust, and has already been piloted | | | | cardio-vascular health risks and diabetes. Although |
| across the West Midlands. Healthy Hearts | | | | operating for some three years, Healthy Heart |
| Campaign Co-ordinator, Geraldine Thomas, said: | | | | was established as a charitable institute in 2006 to |
| "Our mobile screening facility travels between | | | | improve access to health in local communities, and |
| industrial estates, business parks, and office | | | | forms part of the Sandwell Primary Prevention |
| blocks, and is run by a team of health | | | | Alliance. Martin Kaye Solicitors in Telford, |
| professionals. "Hundreds of staff have benefited | | | | Shropshire West Midlands are a forward thinking |
| from the state-of-the-art check-ups, and now the | | | | law firm that continually strive to push the bench |
| screening programme is being extended to | | | | mark forward by setting a good example of |
| Shropshire. Martin-Kaye Solicitors, who are based | | | | employment standards in the modern day work |
| in Telford, have signed up to the Healthy Hearts | | | | place. They are one of the West Midlands fastest |
| Campaign, in a bid to help employees find out | | | | growing legal practices operating from state of |
| more about the state of their health. The mobile | | | | the art premises. The firm is structured around a |
| screening unit will visit the company's offices on | | | | number of specialist commercial and private client |
| November 15, and every employee who attends | | | | departments. More information can be found at |
| the session will receive a 30-minute consultation to | | | | John Mehtam is a specialist Employment Lawyer. |
| assess their condition, with the results explained in | | | | John runs numerous presentations on this |
| private afterwards. Senior Partner, Graham | | | | specialist subject and offers Employment Law |
| Davies, said: "We are extremely pleased that our | | | | Training from the HELP - "HR and Employment |
| staff are backing the Healthy Hearts initiative, and | | | | Law in Practice" scheme. |
| that they're keen to take up this opportunity - in | | | | |