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Advice required for another night working issue. I have recently been asked by management to see a qualified nurse who has expressed concerns that night work might pre-dispose her to cancer of the breast or colon. I am aware that there has been some research around this but I haven't found definitive evidence that it is so. The nurse has worked nights regularly for 18 years and is reluctant to move to days because of the financial implications. She does undertake a short period on days every three months to try to ensure her knowledge is current. My query is are list members aware of a need to restrict the amount of night work or of connections with incidents of cancer. Also during her appointment she requested the health assessment under H&S legislation. I have routinely undertaken a relatively basic questionnaire for night workers and followed it through as necessary but not offered much else. She asked about availability of cholesterol screening, a mammogram, ECG, full blood count etc. What do others undertake as a night worker health assessment? Looking forward to responses Sandy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please remove this footer before replying. OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html FORTHCOMING CONFERENCES AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH JOBS http://OHJobs.drmaze.net OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING EDUCATION http://www.aohne.org.uk