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I have previously seen him on a number of occasions and he has been seen recently by the (qualified & experienced) site OHNA. Incidentally, I've just been told that he returned to work yesterday at the end to his "additional 2 weeks" and has been following the previously agreed rehabilitation plan. Trevor > I would suggest that this employee is seen not telephoned and > clinically assessed > by an occupational health professional ( Nurse or Doctor ) in order that > > a) the employee can give their direct account of the recent interaction > with > the consultant knowing that they are in a confidential environment with > someone who knows the nitty gritty of their specific work environment > > b) an opinion can be formed on the reasonablenmess of the proposed > modifications re the hand > > ... you are then on firmer footing with respect to EATs when asked why you > have overuled another doctor's opinion > > It would be unreasonable for the employee not to attend such a meeting IMO > > £0.02 > > Mark ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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