Why So Many Pre-Employment Medicals Go Wrong

Pre-employment medicals only work when they match the job.

Generic medicals create confusion, delays, and risk.
Job-specific, hazard-based assessments create clarity and defensible outcomes.

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Why so many pre-employment medicals go wrong

Most issues don’t start in the clinic.

They start before the medical is even booked.

Common causes:

• Vague Job or Position Descriptions
• Unclear inherent requirements
• Tests ordered “because we always do them”
• No clear link between hazards and assessments

When this happens:

• Candidates are failed for the wrong reasons
• Outcomes vary between clinics or doctors
• Employers struggle to justify decisions
• Medicals need to be repeated or challenged

A medical can only be as good as the information behind it.

What happens in a pre-employment medical

Medicals are about fitness for role, not excluding people

Pre-employment medicals are not about finding reasons to say no.

They are about answering one question clearly and fairly:

Can this person safely and consistently perform the inherent requirements of the role?

That requires:

• Understanding what the job actually involves
• Identifying real workplace hazards
• Selecting tests that directly relate to those risks

When medicals are built this way, outcomes are clearer, fairer, and far easier to defend.

How Persona Health Does It Differently:-

A job-specific, hazard-based process

At Persona Health, we start with the role, not a tick-box template.

1. Job or Position Description review
We look at what the role genuinely requires, not just the job title.

2. Inherent requirements clarification
What must be done safely and consistently, without reasonable adjustment.

3. Hazard identification
Noise, respiratory exposure, manual tasks, shift work, safety-critical duties.

4. Targeted assessment selection
Only tests that actually relate to the job and its risks.

No generic medicals.
No unnecessary testing.
No guesswork.

Practical benefits you’ll notice immediately

• More consistent medical outcomes
• Fewer delays and re-tests
• Clearer fitness-for-role decisions
• Reduced discrimination and legal risk
• A smoother experience for candidates and HR teams

The process becomes simpler because it finally makes sense.

Who is this for?

This approach is particularly useful for organisations that:

• Employ staff in physical or safety-sensitive roles
• Operate in regulated or high-risk environments
• Want defensible, repeatable hiring decisions
• Are tired of vague or confusing medical reports

Start with the Role, Not the Test

If you’d like, we can review your Job or Position Description and recommend an assessment approach that actually fits the role.

No obligation.
No pressure.

Send us your Job or Position Description