Have not read any Beverly Allit report but a question arose out of the
enquiry made of the this list.
Was the criticism based on:-
1.No sickness was notified
2 That an unusual pattern of sickness had not been noticed and details of
that pattern passed on?
If 1. there would have been some recognition responsibility for noticing
patterns of sickness affecting patients should be on the employing
organisation and an expectation that all sickness should be passed on.
If 2. there would have been some recognition that the training organisation
had a responsibility to notice patters and notify employers accordingly.
1 would indicate all sickness being passed on.
2 would indicate only adequate, relevant and not excessive information
should be passed on.
It is difficult to see what benefit 1. would be given the nature of the
criticism reported here, as any such criticism would neuter itself by
denying the responsibility of the training organisation to notice and notify
relevant patterns of sickness.
Not being particularly fond of stand alone logic, adding consideration of
other issues and it may be that the training organisation is trying to
arrange some future protection mechanisms by wishing to notify all sickness.
However that would be highly likely to eventually weaken the effectiveness
of any internal mechanisms and notification procedures.
Ian W
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> Ann McGeachy
> Sent: 06 February 2006 11:31
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> Subject: Nursing students' absence records
>
>
> I have been consulted about seeking blanket consent at
> induction for the
> release of a nursing student’s absence and sickness records
> for potential
> employers. (Specific reasons for absence would only be
> included if judged
> to be relevant.) I am not happy since I feel that explicit
> consent needs
> to be specific to the context. Do other HEIs have a policy
> with regards to
> the release of absence details for nursing students?
>
> One reason for determining policy for nursing students is
> that, during the
> investigation into the Beverly Allit case, it was noted that
> she had a
> significantly unusual pattern of sickness absence during her training
> period, which was not passed on to those who employed her on
> qualifying.
> Those responsible for her training were severely criticised
> since non- disclosure placed patients at risk.
>
> Any advice would be appreciated.
>
> Regards
> Ann
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