Hi,
I am the Occupational Health Service Manager at the University of Cambridge
and have been in post here for one year. Previously five years at UCL.
We are a small team, Consultant and Specialist Registrar shared with the
local PCT, 3 P/T (2FTE) OHA and 2.5 admin.
Cambridge has about 7000 staff directly employed by the University but
additionally provide service to the Examination Syndicate and a couple of
other University linked organisations. There are 32 independent Colleges and
we sell some services to them as required. There are some 11600
undergraduates and 5000 post grads. We provide the same level of health
surveillance to post grads as we do to staff. We have an annual intake of
pre clinical medical students of around 300, and 70 pre clinical vet
students - most  of whom we look after for the 6 years, some pre clinical
medics move on for their clinical training, leaving us about 150 per year.
The rest of our work is the glorious mix of a large research University -
animals, body fluids, carcinogens, GM,travel, DSE, sickness absence,
eccentricities - you name it, we probably do it. And I personally love it.
Look forward to some useful, informative and interesting interaction.
Anne Beckerton.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Swann, Alan B" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 10:27 AM
Subject: New OH professionals discussion group for the Higher Education Se
ctor


> Dear Colleagues,
> There is now an e-mail discussion group exclusively for OH professionals
> working in the higher & further education sectors. Any OH nurse, physician
> or other specialist practitioner e.g. occupational hygienists,
researchers,
> working for an OH service providing services to a university or college in
> the UK is welcome to join.
> The discussion group- HEOPS- has been set up by members of the Higher
> Education Interest Group of the UK Society of Occupational Medicine but
you
> do not have to be a member of the SOM or be directly employed by a
> university etc to join the list.
> The group aims to provide a forum where we can discuss and obtain support
> and advice from each other on professional issues relevant to our
practice,
> confident that we are sharing our thoughts & opinions only with other OH
> professionals. We work in a unique environment, often in relative
isolation
> covering, especially on the research side, many unusual & esoteric
problems
> so there is lots we can share and learn together on.
> If you would like to join, you can email me, the list organiser, at
> [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> , or go to
> http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/HEOPS.html
> <http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/HEOPS.html>
> HEOPS also holds meetings 2-3 times per year which list members are
welcome
> to attend. Our next meeting will be held at Imperial College London on
June
> 27th. We are sorting out the agenda at the moment. Agenda items will
include
> fitness assessments for entry to medical school; assessing stress in
> universities; computer-related upper limb disorders. Further details will
be
> sent out via the HEOPs e-mail at the end of the month.
> If you are interested, join us!
>
> Dr. Alan Swann, BM, AFOM
> Director of Occupational Health
> Occupational Health Service
> Imperial College London
> Southside building
> South Kensington Campus
> London
> SW7 1 LU
> Tel:    +44 (20) 7594 9385
> Fax:    +44 (20) 7594 9407
> http://www.ad.imperial.ac.uk/occ_health/
> <http://www.ad.imperial.ac.uk/occ_health/>
>