Dr Gerard Walker

Dr Gerard Walker is an Occupational Medicine specialist in Merivale, Christchurch, New Zealand.

The following description is a generic description for the category and does not necessarily reference all the services/ procedures offered by Dr Gerard Walker.

Occupational Medicine

Occupational medicine is concerned with work and health. This includes providing health advice to organisations and individuals regarding health and safety at work. It may include identifying workplace hazards and ways to minimise or remove them, tailoring work to suit individuals’ health, investigating occupational causes of illness or injury, assisting people to return to work after illness or injury, and providing advice on ability to work and rehabilitation. Occupational medicine specialists offer an independent and objective assessment of an individual, taking into account all available information.