Dear list - I'm a new member of the list. I think the discussion on service standards in OH is crucial. There are standards around, of varying degrees of authority, for anything from lung function laboratories to cervical screening to ... paediatric cardiac surgery. (And the last shows the need for standards.) Health care professionals should be key in determining standards. Without this input, employers will, all things being equal, take on the cheapest nurse and/or doctor they can find.
And HSE could reword its documents so that instead of starting from "you do not need to employ an expensive OH professional", it starts from "always consult a qualified OH professional - you may only need to take advice once, or occasionally". No government department would reassure businesses that they do not need to consult a lawyer, or an accountant. So it always intrigues me that OH is treated differently.
Regards - Kate
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