Rail Related Services

Medical Services


Healthcare Connections has an enviable track record of service for our major rail clients including the Rail Safety Standards Board and Network Rail.

We are very proud to provide medical, health surveillance and drug & alcohol services at very competitive prices within this industry.

We are a proactive company, constantly seeking ways in which to improve our service ahead of requests from clients. However, we also have an excellent record in working alongside our clients to refine and tailor the services we provide to them to exactly meet their needs.  

Our services are fully compliant with Competence Specific Medical Fitness Requirements and we are ‘Link-Up’ approved under the Achilles rail industry supplier scheme (registration number: 14349).

In addition to our standard pre-employment health assessments for non-safety critical and safety critical employees, we can provide a full-range of specialist rail medicals including:

All certification is produced promptly, posted and securely faxed to you as soon as it is available. 

Note - We are pleased to announce that as of 12 May 2010, we were successfully appointed as an occupational health provider to the Crossrail Project - read our Press Release for more details.

Drug & Alcohol Screening


Healthcare Connections offer full drug and alcohol screening services to our rail clients including:

Under GE/RT 8070 Testing Railway Safety Critical Workers for Drugs & Alcohol, we will work with you to determine your specific requirements.

All urine specimens are taken by fully trained, experienced Collection Officers under Chain of Custody procedures either at our nationwide medical facilities, on site at a location of your choice or on site using one of our mobile units.

A rapid turn around of results is our standard service, and comes at no additional cost to you.

In addition, we can help you meet the Group Standard requirements for random testing of the workforce. Our service includes the random selection of staff, professional specimen collection and reporting of results.  For further information on our Drug & Alcohol Policy click here.

London Underground


It is a requirement* of London Underground that all personnel requiring track certification training must be medically assessed before being referred for their initial training. In addition, London Underground operates a continual programme of medical assessment and training as part of its on-going commitment to the highest standards of safety.

Staff who have critical duties on or about the track must not suffer from any condition or disability or take treatment which may affect their own safety or that of others. This includes medical conditions or treatment which may cause:

In our London medical centres, Healthcare Connections fully trained doctors and nurses can conduct Protection Master, Track Competent and Track Accustomed medicals. The LUL medical can also be taken in conjunction with any other rail specific medical for one reduced price, saving you time and money.

 * Corporate medical standard for personnel requiring safety on the track certification December 2009.

For more information on how we can tailor our expertise to meet the requirements of your business contact us.