Occupational Health

New Starter Health Assessments

Ensure every new employee is fit for their role from day one. COPE’s online new-starter health assessments are fast, thorough and tailored to your organisation — giving you the confidence to onboard with certainty.
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Same-day Clearance for straightforward cases
  • Same-day Clearance for straightforward cases
  • Online No appointments, no travel
The essentials

Confidence from day one

COPE’s online new-starter health assessments confirm that every new employee is fit for their role from day one. They’re fast, thorough and tailored to your organisation — with no appointments and no travel for your new starters.

Every assessment is built on a clinically validated question set and reviewed by a qualified Occupational Health Adviser, so you get a genuine clinical outcome rather than an automated tick-box exercise.

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How it works

A simple, online process

  1. 1

    Generate

    The employer generates the assessment through the COPE portal, triggering a secure link sent directly to the new employee.

  2. 2

    Complete

    The employee completes the questionnaire online at a time convenient to them — no appointments, no travel.

  3. 3

    Track

    Live tracking in the portal lets the employer see at a glance who has and hasn’t completed their assessment.

  4. 4

    Review

    An Occupational Health Adviser reviews every completed questionnaire, ensuring a clinically appropriate outcome.

  5. 5

    Clear

    Where responses are straightforward, clearance is provided the same day. Where more information is needed, our Adviser follows up promptly.

Tailored to you

What can be included?

Every assessment is built on a clinically validated question set and can be tailored to reflect the specific health risks and requirements of each role, with additional questions available for:

  • Night-shift workers
  • Fitness to teach
  • Lone workers
  • Patient-contact roles
  • DSE (display screen equipment) users
  • Food-handling clearances
  • Vaccination status
  • And other role-specific requirements
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Why COPE

Why choose COPE for new-starter assessments

Same-day clearance

Where responses are straightforward, clearance can be provided the same day — so onboarding is never held up.

Tailored to your organisation

Additional questions reflect the specific risks of each role, so your assessments work harder for your workforce.

Live portal tracking

Real-time visibility of every assessment — who’s complete, who’s outstanding, and the outcome. No chasing.

Nurse-led reviews

Every questionnaire is reviewed by a qualified Occupational Health Adviser — not an automated tick-box.

Dedicated support team

A Customer Relationship Manager and Clinical Lead keep your programme tailored and running smoothly.

A portal built for OH

Generate assessments, track progress and access outcomes — all in one secure, encrypted platform.

Let’s talk

Ready to give your people the right occupational health support?

Speak to our team about management referrals, health surveillance, wellbeing and more — or arrange a walkthrough of the COPE portal.