Can I seek the collective wisdom on medical/nursing/dental/physiotherapy
students?
Should a University OH department be seeking photographic identity
confirmation, and would the student union/university student card do?
Are medical student and dental students perceived as doing EPPs?
I don't think nursing and physiotherapy student are likely to be doing
this..
Should hepatitis B antigen status be obtained or only sought if they prove
to be non responders...
Best wishes,
Diane Romano-Woodward
Currently "temping" in an University somewhere in England..
----- Original Message -----
From: "Christine Bouckley" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 11:04 AM
Subject: Immunisation and clearance protocol
> To Sue Manthorpe and Deirdre Gallagher,
> I totally agree with having clear and prescriptive national guidlines on
> immunisation / screening and clearance for healthcare workers.. there is
too
> much which is woolly and left open to debate, which makes development of
> policies and local guidelines very difficult. The Smart cards do seem to
be
> bringing some standards with them as to what we are able to put onto them
in
> way of validation of samples but it would be reassuring to know that we
are
> all working to the same rules in terms of screening requirements at pre
> employment stage for specific roles.....it must be a nightmare for staff
who
> rotate from area to area to need repeated screening at each port of call,
> and it makes our lives much easier when they are able to present complete,
> valid and up to date records.
>
> Christine Bouckley
> Occupational Health Nurse
> Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust
> Halifax
> HX3 0PW
> Tel: 01422 222039
> e-mail: [log in to unmask]
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