Hi All
In terms of public health and epidemiology OH should be looking at its
effectiveness in the public health arena, this would include assessing
the actual numbers benefiting from OH provision.
If OH is seen as a treatment service for individuals then the impact and
effectiveness of the service would be very limited and diluted.
This is going to be the same for other professionals public health i.e.
infection control nurses if they were caught up in individual
perscribing resources would become limited in managing
outbreaks/preventing disease etc.
All the best
Sara
Sara Werry
Occupational Health Adviser
Occupational Health Service
University of East Anglia
Norwich, NR4 7TJ
Tel: (01603) 592174
Fax: (01603) 506579
-----Original Message-----
From: MASLEN-JONES David, Clinical Nurse Mgr
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Sent: 27 October 2004 09:20
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Subject: Re: prescribing
Hi Folks,
As I am sure you are all aware we are all now registered on the third
part of the NMC register as Public health nurses.
Interestingly if you look at the NHS plan and the Wanless report 2004
you will see that the government is taking OH down this public health
pathway and future training proposals from the NMC are likely to reflect
that!. Its about time we in OH woke up to what is happening!
I am not saying this is right, only that as regards prescribing we are
being railroaded into an extended public health role which almost
certainly will result in us all being required to prescribe in the
future and yes, nurse prescribing is something which increases our
knowledge base and skills
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From: joan Twigger [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 27 October 2004 08:46
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Subject: Re: prescribing
I too have had a similar experience and agree with you and Greta It has
taken over three years to bring everyone round to the idea that OH by
definition is not a treatment service. The fight has been long and hard
but worth it . Some die hard's still feel that I have taken away
something that was theirs as a right.
Joan Twigger
Occupational Health Advisor
3M Healthcare Limited
Tel: 01509 613720
Fax: 01509 613065
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