Hi
In my past, Barry will know and vouch, I have built teams of HVs, school
nursees, practice nurses taken them into workplaces to deliver on health
events, so I see the relevance and value of us recognising where we can
assist each other. I also conducted a feasibility study to identify gaps in
the provision of services for the Fit to Work pilot for Sandwell, this
required, me as an OHA talking, and being involved in understanding the
practice of physios, psychologists and others, this allowed me to recognise
our value as being professionals who are able to understand all the other
professions and bring them together to work on a business or public health
objective.
I really like the sound of shared learning with the other professions, but
feel that in light of the recent PH strategy we need to slight our direction
towards the professions whosecore role is psychology and organisational
culture.
If poss I would like to see the report
Thanks
Kind regards
Anna
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Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 2:16 PM
Subject: Re: [OCC-HEALTH] Public Health strategy document
> Dear Anna & List
>
> I was asked to work on a project for the Council for Work and Health. I
> lead
> a group which included OH educators senior OHN representatives of the RCN
> and AOHNP to consider the challenges of preparing competent OHN
> practitioners. The report, or possibly an abridged version, will
> eventually
> be available on the Council for Work and Health. One of the
> recommendations
> of that report was that shared learning with OTs, Physios, managers, OH
> physicians etc (this is not an exclusive list) may serve the needs of OH
> practice more effectively than sharing learning with health visitors (HV)
> and School Nurses (SN)d. This was then picked up by the Chartered Society
> of
> Physios who also endorse amending their curriculum to include elements of
> shared learning.
>
> I await being shot down in flames, but, I wonder if sometimes shared
> learning with HVs is of more benefit to those professionals than it is to
> OHNs. We recently held a practice teacher study day which was attended by
> practice teachers for OH, HV, SN students. One of the practice teachers is
> very innovative in her practice and we invited her to give an overview of
> how OHNs are involved in attendance management. She gave an excellent
> presentation which included her involvement in policy development, getting
> GPs interested in working with OH by highlighting job demands and the
> input
> of OH in the development of back to work recovery programmes. The OH
> practice teachers were very impressed - I overheard HV practice teachers
> muttering that all OH do is bully sick employees back to work. She, and a
> number of the other practitioners in the audience had completely missed
> the
> point. The words horses, water and drink sprang to mind. An audience
> including physios, OT's and OH Physicians would have had a much better
> appreciation of the issues and working together helps the client and the
> organisation alike.
>
> We have always practiced public health - think back to Philippa Flowerday
> at
> Colemans. Why then, when the public health register was first considered
> were HVs the only specialists eligible to register. There has been
> much
> discussion about the benefits or not of the SCPHN register. I did the
> mapping exercise for the NMC confirming that the learning outcomes for OH
> programmes matched the public health competencies. I think registration on
> an additional part of the register can only be a benefit. Perhaps
> registration as an Advanced Practitioner may be a better way forward.
>
> Anne
>
> Anne Harriss
> Course Director
> LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY
>
>
> On 02/12/2010 13:07, "Anna" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> Absolutely, Barry re getting to the heart of what is the role of OHAs,
>> see
>> OH needs clear communication, Occupational Health, March, 2010. I believe
>> the profession needs to spend time working on this. At this moment I feel
>> as
>> though we do need to move away from part 3 of the register and be
>> registered
>> as a unique and distict group. What ever we do we have to develop a
>> strong
>> clear voice to describe our contribution to public health and business.
>> Our
>> message needs to communicate the tangible outcomes of our work with
>> businesses. I also believe that we should not stand alone, but need to
>> bring
>> ourselves closer to others in similar/overlapping work such as
>> occupational
>> psychologists, specialists in organisational culture, human resources,
>> ergonomists, etc that way the proactive elements of our work maybe
>> recognised a bit more easily and it would be clearer about how we
>> contribute
>> to public heatlh esp. when relating to the new PH strategy focus on
>> wellbeing, self-confidence, resilience, the impact of environments and
>> communities on individuals. We all know that the workplace is a community
>> and part of our role as OHAs is to help make that community one which
>> nurtures, engages, and encourages it's members/employees.
>>
>> I feel that we are small group whose voice is not really heard or
>> understood
>> in the current position. Join with others who are similar in having a
>> public
>> health and business role to have a stronger voice.
>>
>> Hope that is not too controversial
>>
>> Anna Harrington Health and Wellbeing at Work Specialist
>> SCPHN (Occ Health)
>> www.harringtonenterprises.co.uk
>> 07816212836
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Wilkes, Barry" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 9:25 AM
>> Subject: Re: [OCC-HEALTH] Public Health strategy document
>>
>>
>> All
>>
>> At the risk of sound 'Me Too; we also include culture on our course at
>> Warwick. The problem all programmes have though is 'how much should we
>> include?'. I think your comments Anna are really interesting as they go
>> to the heart of the role and future of occupational health and I am
>> saying this as a non-OHN (my background is H&S and we are having similar
>> dilemmas).
>>
>> To me the biggest 'public health' inequality we face is the lack of
>> access to OH by the vast majority of the working population;
>> particularly those in smaller companies. I suppose to tackle this we
>> have at least three options.
>>
>> 1. 'Force' companies to get access to OH based on their degree of risk
>> rather than their size. The law is already there. This could be achieved
>> through a greater degree of enforcement. After all relatively few firms
>> complain about Reg 7 of the Management Regulations requiring H&S
>> assistance and this can be stretched to OH assistance (the guidance
>> infers this anyway). With this option though you will probably only get
>> minimum legal standard. Other option include levy -based provision e.g.
>> construction industry and by making it a requirement of public liability
>> insurance as it is in some Euro countries.
>>
>> 2. A more palatable option might be to put a greater emphasis (both in
>> education and practice) in raising the awareness of business and
>> non-specialists of the role and benefits of OH. This is both giving
>> OHA's the skills to influence business and providing awareness and
>> education of OH to non-specialists. Yes we need to be careful how we do
>> this but this should not stop us giving managers and employers the
>> skills and knowledge they need to manage their employees.
>>
>> 3. The biggest of all the inequalities though, to me, is the lack of
>> access to OH through primary care. Yes I know there are some excellent
>> pilot projects like the 'fit for work programmes' but to be honest these
>> 'pilots' have been going on for at least 15 years in different forms in
>> places like Sheffield and Lanark to my knowledge. When are they going to
>> move out of pilot?
>>
>> To me these point also touch on the future role of OHA's anyway. There
>> is such a blurring of boundaries between professions; particularly case
>> managers; disability advisers; H&S practitioners; Occ. Hygienists;
>> ergonomists among many others that the distinct role and benefits of OH
>> needs to be defined and communicated.
>>
>> This last point then leads onto the overlap between OH and the other
>> 'public health' disciplines covered by Part III of the register. The
>> review of Part III; I think should prove very interesting; not least
>> whether OHA's move closer to those other disciplines or further away. I
>> think the transfer of public health generally away from the NHS and into
>> the Local Authorities and closer to disciplines such as Environmental
>> Health again add a real opportunity for OH.
>>
>> Any thoughts?
>>
>> Barry
>>
>> Barry Wilkes
>> Senior Teaching Fellow in Occupational Health and Safety
>> Warwick Medical School (A-026)
>> University of Warwick
>> Gibbet Hill Campus
>> Coventry
>> CV4 7AL
>> Tel: 02476 150457
>> Fax: 0276 574893
>> [log in to unmask]
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
>> Behalf Of Anna
>> Sent: 01 December 2010 12:40
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: [OCC-HEALTH] Public Health strategy document
>>
>> Hi
>>
>> Thats great to hear, so what more can be done to make OHA involvement in
>>
>> organisational culture a mainstream and accepted part of our role in the
>>
>> work place?
>>
>> Anna
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Smolen, Mary" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 12:17 PM
>> Subject: Re: [OCC-HEALTH] Public Health strategy document
>>
>>
>> And so does LSBU!!
>>
>> Mary Smolen
>> Staff Nurse
>> Occupational Health Department
>> Royal Bournemouth Hospital
>> Castle Lane East
>> Bournemouth
>> BH7 7DW
>>
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>> Sent: 01 December 2010 10:49
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>> Subject: Re: [OCC-HEALTH] Public Health strategy document
>>
>> I can vouch for that!
>> Sent from my BlackBerry(r) wireless device
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: "Rosemary Shaw (fns)" <[log in to unmask]>
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>> Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2010 10:37:09
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>> Reply-To: Occupational Health mailing list
>> <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Re: [OCC-HEALTH] Public Health strategy document
>>
>> Hi Anna,
>>
>> I run the Occupational Health Practice Course at Robert Gordon
>> University in Aberdeen and I certainly have content in the curriculum
>> regarding organisational culture and the effect that can have on the
>> health of the workforce.
>> Rosemary
>>
>> ________________________________________
>> From: [log in to unmask] [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
>> Anna [[log in to unmask]]
>> Sent: 01 December 2010 10:22
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: [OCC-HEALTH] Public Health strategy document
>>
>> Hi
>>
>> This document is very interesting and does mark a new direction for
>> Public
>> Health in this country. It has businesses and workplaces threaded
>> throughout
>> the document and in specific paragraphs. It places a commitment towards
>> activities that are preventative, focus on wellbeing, self-esteem,
>> confidence and resilience. It states that it wants to "unleash"
>> employers
>> potential as champions of public health, whilst acknowledging that it
>> does
>> need to bring real and demonstrable ROI. It states that 70% of the
>> burden
>> of long-standing ill-health is due to MSD, MH and circulation. I think
>> that
>> this document supports and directs OH professionals to work with
>> businesses
>> proactivley to create workpalce cultures that improve the health and
>> wellbeing, rather than just prevent and manage ill-health. I think it is
>> about working with employers to engage and unleash the potential in the
>> workforce by affecting the management behaviour. There is therfore a
>> need
>> for OH professionals to look at themselves to consider what can my role
>> be,
>> do I need more support/training/guidance to be able to have an affect?
>> How
>> many OHAs training included organisational culture and the affects it
>> has on
>> the workforce, I am assuming not many, is this something that needs to
>> be in
>> the education of future OHAs?
>>
>> Anna
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 9:13 AM
>> Subject: [OCC-HEALTH] Public Health strategy document
>>
>>
>>> Dear List
>>>
>>> The Government Strategy for Public Health was published yesterday.
>>> Workplace
>>> health management gets a mention, but more could have been included. I
>>> suspect the government don't want to be more forceful in relation to
>>> workplace heath management due to the financial implications on
>>> businesses.
>>>
>>> Suggest it is worth looking at this document and then the document I
>>> circulated last week from the DWP.
>>>
>>> I was at a meeting last week where our Dean highlighted the
>> implications
>>> of
>>> public spending cuts on our, and other, universities. It was obvious
>> that
>>> more trainee HVs would be required and therefore we needed to factor
>> that
>>> in
>>> to our plans. This document put that discussion into perspective as
>> this
>>> document indicates that there will be an increased requirement for
>> HVs.
>>>
>>> Happy reading
>>>
>>> Anne Harriss
>>> Course Director
>>> London South Bank University
>>>
>>>
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