We all need to be careful of "medicalising" non medical problems. Ok so she's upset, but youve referred her for counselling and she's seen the gp. What is an ohp going to add to this case? You say you've seen her 3 times, might be an idea to look at why and how
. Was she referred by management or did she pitch up independently? What was the rationale for consultation s 2 and 3? Is there a possibility that this has got too complex? These are questions for you to ponder, not necessarily to answer on here. Being upset = being upset, not necessarily an indicator of whether her "fitness" should be brought into question, which doubtless would upset her even more.......
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I would leave that to Management to decide whether her health is impacting
on her work or visa versa. If it is then a referral to the OH service may
be in order. If OHP means physician - why do they need to see a doctor? If
you are not careful you could become a "tea and sympathy" service which
takes you away from what you should be doing.
This may seem hard but I hope it helps.
Anne
On 24/08/2014 12:07, "Christine Mortell"
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> I agree with all your points. Would you suggest a referral to OHP for
> assessment of fitness to work. I have looked at stress indicator tools but was
> not sure if this would have worked in this case
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