Latus Group

Latus Group, occupational health for businesses in the UK

Latus Group is a UK provider of occupational health and wellbeing services for organisations. The company presents itself as one of the leading providers in the sector in the UK and claims to serve more than 3,800 businesses, from growing SMEs to large corporations. Its activity focuses on health surveillance programmes, medical assessments, occupational hygiene, training and treatment, with nationwide coverage and the capacity to operate on-site or remotely.

Health surveillance and medical assessments

The service catalogue includes audiometry, spirometry, HAVS (hand-arm vibration syndrome) surveillance, skin surveillance, mobile chest X-ray, biological monitoring, ionising radiation and face fit testing. It also offers drug and alcohol testing, new starter medicals, musculoskeletal assessment, lone worker assessment, vision assessments, night worker questionnaires, pre-placement questionnaires, food handler questionnaire, annual health questionnaire and exit medicals.

In the field of occupational health, it manages specialist referrals, escalations, blood lead, ill health retirement, absence management and workplace physiotherapy. Safety critical medicals include driver medicals, working at height, forklift, confined space, electrician and airside medicals.

Occupational hygiene and exposure monitoring

The company carries out needs analysis, breathing apparatus tests, local exhaust ventilation (LEV) testing, skin conservation surveillance, workplace exposure monitoring, air monitoring, and real-time noise and dust monitoring. It also offers specialist medicals for asbestos, aviation, bespoke travel, offshore work and associated health support.

Workplace wellbeing

The workplace wellbeing area covers wellness days, display screen equipment (DSE) assessments, neurodiversity, rapid access to musculoskeletal services, health MOTs, executive medicals, mental health at work, mental health emergencies and blood pressure monitoring.

Higher education and treatment services

For the higher education sector, it offers staff and student services, which include fitness for training, vaccinations and mental health support, as well as on-site health services. In the treatment section, there is the Latus injury clinic, vaccinations and immunisations, NHS adult audiology, counselling and psychotherapy, and flu clinic.

Training and sectors served

Training includes health and safety, first aid, mental health first aid and neurodiversity. The sectors it targets are industrial and manufacturing, engineering, automotive, infrastructure and built environment, construction, utilities, transport and logistics, logistics and warehousing, public services, healthcare and social care, education and childcare, higher education, consumer and commercial, food and drink, recycling, and specialist industries such as offshore, aviation and surfacing and resin.

Technology and connected health platform

The company has developed YODHA, a connected health platform presented as the first of its kind in the world. YODHA Remote Health Surveillance offers remote health surveillance through an automated device, with the aim of maintaining HSE compliance and centralising reliable health data. The platform includes a client portal, an employee app and home screening kits. In addition, The Vault is an exclusive digital hub for clients with posters, tools and campaign resources for HR and health and safety teams. The company organises monthly webinars with doctors, industry specialists and public figures, which according to its data bring together more than 1,000 attendees, and produces the Good Health podcast.

Presence and operational capacity

Latus Group has a team of technicians distributed throughout the country and claims to have the largest mobile fleet in the UK. It presents itself as the only occupational health provider offering a mobile chest X-ray service, which allows it to serve all regions of the UK and Ireland. The company operates from a head office in Hull and offices in Manchester and Leicester.

Headquarters and locations

Hull head office: Chanterlands Ave, Hull, HU5 4EF · Phone: 01482 633048

Manchester office: 16 Carolina Way, Salford, Manchester M50 2ZY · Phone: 0161 5050 984

Leicester office: Atherstone House, The Sidings, Merry Lees Industrial Est. Merry Lees, Leicestershire, LE9 9FE · Phone: 01530 239180