Now then people, can't we all work together nicely?
And for starters why not attend the POOSH group conference on Thursday 17th
Oct dealing with psychosocial risks and stress at work.
Only£40 per person.
see www.aohnp.co.uk
and click on events for more details(no, I am not on commission!)
POOSH, in case you didn't know is Professionals Organisations in
Occupational Safety and Health and includes as members RCN ,AOHNP, Society
of Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Occupational Medicine, and lots of
Safety bods
Greetings
Diane
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert J. Tutton" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 9:14 AM
Subject: Re: NHS Health Assessments
> 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
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > 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).......
> >
> > Greta Thornbory
> > Greta Thornbory
> > Education & Health Care Consultant
> > WWW.gtenterprises-uk.com
> > 01235 770156 phone
> > 01235 765797 fax
> > 07778 518 027 mobile
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Bob Guest
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 11:12 PM
> > Subject: NHS Health Assessments
> >
> >
> > 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!
> ur!
> Seconds!!
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > Bob Guest
> > Consultant in Occupational Medicine
>
> ----------------------
> John Tutton
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