Remote Area Medical Support

OccuMED provides a well-established, stand-alone 24/7 remote medical support service to resources clients with operations in remote locations.  

This service is supported by the following consultants:

• Occupational Physician
• Emergency Medicine Physician
• Pharmacist
• Nurses/Paramedics

Specifically, the service consists of:

• 24/7 telehealth medical support for site medics/nurses (with OccuMED doctor)
• Application and custodianship of a Health Services Permit (‘Poisons Permit’) to enable the purchase, storage and use of restricted medications on site
• Access to web-based protocols and forms; also available on mobile devices. The protocols and documents are a compliance requirement of the Department of Health
• Annual audit by OccuMED’s compliance team with training and audit report generated

OccuMED’s Injury Management and Early Intervention service can then: 

• Coordinate treatment, physical rehabilitation, and early return to work for employees affected by workplace injury 
• Refer to a wide network of specialists (such as hand and plastic surgeons) for acute workplace injuries and admissions to hospitals 

WITHOUT POISON PERMIT

OccuMED also provides 24/7 telehealth medical support (with OccuMED doctor) for site medics/nurses/injury management coordinators/site supervisors/maritime industry without application and custodianship of a Health Services Permit (‘Poisons Permit’).