This is clearly a very imprtant issue which has implications for my
students. Unfortunately I am unable to open the attachments. Any
chance of sending them other than as a PDF file?
John Tutton
APU
Chelmsford
On Thu, 26 Sep 2002 23:29:52 +0100 Greta Thornbory
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> Exactly, and I agree with you whole heartedly that that is exactly what doctors do - and do best! The trouble is the majority of prospective NHS employees only need to be referred to you if there is a query or problem that needs 'diagnosis' I am sure you don't want to see every, probably 'fit' prospective employee and that your skills and knowledge could more effectively be used to do other things. My 25 years experience of OH has been (largely) with doctors who are not OH trained. Incidentally the Faculty of OH Med does some very good conferences! ( Better than the nurses).......
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bob Guest
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> Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 11:12 PM
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> Just a word to stick up for the occupational health physicians. There are about 2000 UK members and associates of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine, and about 1500 diplomates. I have personnally been in occupational medicine 20 years. I've survived an almost terminal attack of multiple diplomatosis through higher degrees and diplomas in Occ Health, Safety and Management. At all times in my training and subsequent practice I have found OH Nursing colleagues who are more knowledgeable than I in Ergonomics, Toxicology, OH Law, Safety Equipment, Health Promotion, Risk Management, Service Delivery etc. However, there is one subject I have yet to find any OH Nursing colleague more knowledgable than I ( and I do not consider myself a particularly exceptional physician at this) and that is Disease Diagnosis. So if the comment "afterall what can he/she tell that a well trained OH nurse can't?" is meant to throw down the gauntlet, consider it well and truly picked up. Choose yo!
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Seconds!!
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> PS And I apologise in advance for not being able to sort your knees out, unfortunately, my specialist training seemed to concentrate on diagnosis, and primary secondary and tertiary disease prevention. I therefore spend a lot of my day seeing people who are considered "well", but do not perhaps fit the WHO definition of being in Good Health.
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> Bob Guest
> Consultant in Occupational Medicine
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