Shelley Thanks for this - what is the evidence base for your decisions? Is this a policy decision? Do you have it written anywhere? Is it based on evidence? Many thanks. _____ From: shelley cook [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 05 August 2004 20:53 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: psoriasis and fitness for work Hi there Martin, as Carole says there arecontra indications towards catering and hospital staff - I work in Pharmaceuticals where our good manufacturing process requirements would prevent someone with this severity and location of skin problems being employed. regards ----- Original Message ----- From: Martin Tohill <mailto:[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 4:51 PM Subject: psoriasis and fitness for work Does anyone have any evidence base on fitness to work in someone with severe, scaling, generalised psoriasis affecting the scalp, face, arms, hands in the following: - 1. Food handling 2. Health care worker allied to medicine 3. nurse Many thanks. Martin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please remove this footer before replying. For list archives and documents, go to http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html for list archives For jobs in Occupational Health, go to http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/OHJobs/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please remove this footer before replying. For list archives and documents, go to http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html for list archives For jobs in Occupational Health, go to http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/OHJobs/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please remove this footer before replying. For list archives and documents, go to http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html for list archives For jobs in Occupational Health, go to http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/OHJobs/