Hello Dave
The term OHA is not a protected title so anyone can call themselves OHA.
So in short a technician can call themselves what they like.
Some OH Nurses erroneously believe that styling themselves OHA indicates a
more senior position, perhaps that they are SCPHN registered. It doesn't. A
technician cannot call themselves a registered nurse if they are not
registered with the NMC so in my opinion OH Nurse indicates a particular
level of professional standing. The downside is that some practitioners have
experienced that having Nurse in their job title leads to certain
perceptions amongst clients and management.
Some believe that it was a lost opportunity that the NMC did not include OH
in the registration for OH Nurses thus: RSCPHN-OH. I did raise that with
Dickon Weir-Hughes when he was Chief-Exec of the NMC when I met with him a
few years ago. The answer of the NMC was that it would complicate matters
when the register was opened up to other public health practitioners and
other specialist nurses (eg ITU) may want something similar.
Anne
Anne Harriss
Course Director
London South Bank University
On 12/09/2012 10:00, "dave barnard" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi group,
> Someone asked me today how an OHT could 'convert' to an OHA. I didn't have a
> clue! Does anyone know?
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