Dear All,
A new OHD manager in a certain private company has opened a minor illness clinic, with the aim of reducing the need and incivenience of seeking unnecessary GP appointments for initial assessment and treatment of minor illnesses, or a flare up of an existing health problem e.g. asthma. She has no OH background, but has many years of experience working in general practice. Some of the problems she offers to treat are ingrown toe nails, back/neck pain, shingles/cold sores, mastitis, UTI, emergency contraception, and many more, and even proposed to do Pap smears.
Is this kind of service appropriate for the OHD, which is supposed to be pro-active rather than reactive? I understand where she comes from as private companies are more about keeping employees at work and producing results, but is this what OHD's should be about?
Tuwepo
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