Specialist service provider, Occupational Health Assessment Limited, are delighted to announce the appointment of two highly qualified and notable clinicians to their already vastly experienced clinical team. The two key appointments are:
Medical Director: Prof. Alan Hawley CBE OStJ FFOM FRCP
Professor Hawley Joined the Occupational Health Assessment Limited team from the 1st September 2026 as Medical Director. He will be responsible for the training, mentoring, audit and governance practices within the business.
Having forged one of the most illustrious careers in Medicine, Professor Hawley has specialised in Occupational Health for over two decades. He is a Professor of Medicine, a Professor of Disaster Studies, a Fellow of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine and was previously the Queen’s Honorary Physician, Director General of the Army Medical Services and Chief Medical Officer to the Order of St. John and St. John Ambulance.
He is a published author, Director of Training for the Faculty of Occupational Medicine, a keynote speaker and has a wealth of knowledge, insight and after-dinner tales.
Occupational Physician: Dr Alice Penn MBChB DOccMed DRCOG DIPDERM
Dr Alice Penn joined the team in August as an Occupational Physician with a remit to support Human Resources (HR) experts and employees within the professional services field.
Dr Penn is one of the few doctors in the UK to also have extensive commercial experience within the finance and professional services fields. She is a qualified and highly experienced Executive & Leadership Coach and has many years in medical practice as a senior member of the team behind City health experts Blossoms Healthcare (now part of HCA Healthcare).
Dr Penn has a specialist interest in occupational health and a track record of supporting the most discerning HR professionals and leaders across finance, law, tech and professional services. She is a consummate professional, keen athlete and exceptional conversationalist.
Unique talents
Occupational Health Assessment Limited’s Managing Director, Magnus Kauders, welcomed the new additions to the already expert team and commented;
“I am delighted to welcome Alan and Alice to Occupational Health Assessment Limited, not least because their extensive and wide-ranging experience will bring further unique insights and expertise to our already highly qualified and established clinical team.
These appointments demonstrate our strong belief that occupational health assessments should always be undertaken and explained by the most highly qualified practitioners to produce the best outcomes for employees and employers alike.”
The latest appointments come just a few months after Claire McCusker was installed in a new Practice Director role at Occupational Health Assessment Limited and reflects the growth plans of the business and the changing occupational health market in the United Kingdom.
McCusker commented;
“The market for occupational health assessments has been changing rapidly in recent years, and our business is seeing record growth at present. Much of this growth is driven by the increasing demands of the Employment Rights Act, the desire to contain absence rates and costs, and a better understanding of the real value of assessments undertaken by expert specialists.
We have also found that many employers – particularly in the SME space – are struggling to source quality assessments given that some of our competitors have quietly withdrawn from the market at a time of maximum need for such services. We are committed to supporting every employer that contacts us, and our new additions to the team demonstrate this.
We are delighted to welcome Prof Hawley and Dr Penn into the business.”
The expert and highly qualified team at Occupational Health Assessment Limited now represents more than 400 years of combined occupational health, wellbeing, HR and employee benefits expertise.