Work Health Professionals provide onsite skin cancer screening programs in Perth and WA. We are experienced at managing large skin check programs for workplaces in Perth, remote sites and around regional WA.
Our skin screening nurses are all accredited with the Certificate of Dermoscopy and are passionate about finding skin cancers in their earliest, most treatable stage.
Onsite workplace skin screening
Your workplace skin screening program will involve a thorough clinical assessment of your employees’ skin to ensure any suspicious spots are identified, documented and referred if suspicious.
Onsite work skin cancer checks take 15 minutes per person. All you need to do is provide a private well-lit room; we do the rest!
Your skin check program
Your comprehensive workplace skin check program includes:
15-minute full body skin assessments using Dermoscopy
Detailed referrals for suspicious spots
One to one education on how to check for and monitor any identified moles to prevent skin cancer
Advice specific to the individual’s skin type and working safely outdoors
An online appointment booking and reminder system
Clinic based skin screens (metro only) available for those who can’t make your onsite program
During the onsite skin screen, if a lesion is found on an employee’s skin that requires referral, they will be given a detailed referral sheet and time frame (based on severity of the lesion) in which they should see their Dr or Specialist.
Follow Up
Our Skin Cancer Screening Nurses can follow up and provide any further advice or support. We also assist those in Regional WA areas where referral options can be more limited.
Online program management
Our online appointment booking system ensures easy program management. Email/SMS appointment reminders and follow-ups are sent to all participants
We do all the back-end work, you just review the appointment lists!
Company Skin Cancer Screening report
Your Company skin screening report allows you to best manage your workers’ sun exposure risks, identify areas for further education and to support your organisation’s Duty of Care for outdoor workers.
As the Employer, you will receive a detailed company Skin Cancer Screening report outlining:
demographics
employee compliance with sun safety measures and PPE
the number of employees that have been referred
the number and severity of lesions found.
recommendations based on employee feedback and conversations
For confidentiality, no names will be used in the report.
The Skin Screening Report helps you, the employer, to better support your employees through ongoing education and risk management. Outdoor workers should be taught to regularly montior their skin for suspicious spots. This education allows them to be more aware, so any changes can be picked up early. The report also provides you with a measure for the success of your program and current Sun Safety policies and pocedures.
Online booking system
easy to use online booking system
email and SMS reminders 24hrs prior to appts
we can provide you with admin. access to monitor bookings, as required
Skin screening equipment
Our Skin Cancer Screening Nurses are all accredited with the Certificate of Dermoscopy. This enables them to expertly use a Dermatoscope to help identify if a mole or spot is harmless or at risk of being cancerous.
It is important to note that as this is a screening service we cannot provide a diagnosis. Importantly we refer individuals with suspicious spots to a doctor who can make a diagnosis and begin management if required.
Any employees referred during their skin check will be followed up by the nurse at 2 and 4 weeks.
Skin checks around WA
We visit work sites, project camps, maintenance depots, workshops or offices around Perth, or on a FIFO basis around WA. In some cases, planning your skin screening in Perth to coincide with team meetings, conferences or workshops presents an ideal opportunity to pull together employees who work on the road or are more geographically dispersed.
Due to Melanoma being “Australia’s Cancer”, employee skin screening or workplace skin checks have become an important and popular Health and Wellbeing initiative for small and large organisations.
Outdoor workers are at increased risk from skin cancer and sun damage to the eyes. This is especially true for workers in Perth and WA.
Melanoma
Did you know that melanoma of the skin is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in males (after prostate and bowel cancer) and females (after breast and bowel cancer) in Australia.
In 2018, a world-first study led by University of Sydney found that Australians aged 18-40 years who were regular users of sunscreen in childhood reduced their risk of developing melanoma by 40 percent, compared to those who rarely used sunscreen.
Melanoma is the most common cancer diagnosed in Australian men aged 25-49 years and second most common cancer in women aged 25-49 years, after breast cancer. Approximately two in three Australians will be diagnosed with melanoma or other types of skin cancer by the time they are 70 years old.
Cancer Council Australia have put together an excellent guide to Understanding Skin Cancer. This can be a useful resource for your Heath and Wellbeing tool kit.
