Hi Clare
I was very interested in your description
of how you and your local GPs are working together. I have been trying
to get our local GPs to work with me and vice versa but have had zero response
!! (you may have read a previous email regarding this on Jiscmail!)
What did you do to foster this relationship
in the first place - I obviously failed in the my initial approach and
would be willing to try another tact that has been successful elsewhere
Kind regards
Gail
Gail Collins
RGN DPP OccHealth
Occupational health
Tel. ext. 3202
Burtons Foods
LLANTARNAM
CWMBRAN
TORFAEN NP44 3YL
+44 (0) 1633 482271
+44 (0) 1633 871539
It has made a great deal
of difference over here in Guernsey since the forms have been changed.
I’ve had a couple
of GP’s who have phoned me to ask if I know what an individual does
as a job, if they work for instance as a labourer on a road gang,
which meant the GP’s were happy for the individuals to return to work
on restricted duties, which I arranged with their employers, rather than
what their GP’s may normally do, which is sign the individual off work,
and then Occ health ends up getting them back to work anyway, with concerns
from the individual that their GP will be annoyed that OH has over ruled
the decision. This way all involved has a stake in that individual returning
to work and the GP knows what actual information is required of them, this
can also save time and cost for the employer as we won’t necessarily need
to write to the GP to get further information, and the individual can be
back at work imediately.
Clare
Clare McArdell
RGN RSCPHN-OH B Med Sci Dip
N
OH Nurse Specialist
OHCI Ltd
Dovedale
Rue Des Caches
St Martin
Guernsey. GY4 6PH
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