Morning all
I've been following this thread with interest. On our questionnaires we ask if
they have been employed by the Trust before, and if they have we always pull
the old notes if we can. This is for the simple reason of seeing what detail we
have, in particular immunisations, and can prevent an wasted visit to OH (their
time and ours).
To suggest we should not look at this data for whatever reason seems daft,
and begs the question why keep it and why enter details onto an electronic
database?
Granted, old info would not be used to make a decision but may cause
concern. For example, someone who'd had significant absence and hadn't
declared to us. If this was highlighted by looking at the old notes then they
would be asked to come in and would be questioned on it. If they have signed
a declaration and made an omission then this is reason enough to withdraw
health clearance and would be a HR/Recruitment decision.
I can only speak from experience and one individual always comes to mind.
They stated their absence in the past 12 months was 2 days, however, the
manager had concerns when references stated over 30 days. The individual
said this was an "oversight" and offered the job. It's no surprise (to me) that
their attendance was awful and clearly when the discrepency was discovered
the offer of employment should have been withdrawn. I think a valuable lesson
was learnt in this case by the appointing manager.
Regards
Glenn
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