~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please remove this footer before replying. OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html----- Original Message -----From: [log in to unmask]" href="mailto:[log in to unmask]">sue harrison-stoneTo: [log in to unmask]" href="mailto:[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 12:56 PMSubject: Re: [OCC-HEALTH] DyslexiaI hope someone will be able to point me in the right direction.
I have been told that a care worker in her late forties was on a training course when the lecturer said she thought our employee had dyslexia. This woman had up till then just thought she was poor at spelling and reading.
Now she wants a work place assessment but Access to Work wont do it till there is a firm diagnosis. Her GP says it is up to us, her employer, to arrange for an assessment to confirm a diagnosis but I am surprised about this. We have been told there are assessments available but at a significant cost.
Up till now I have only been involved with employees who have got a firm diagnosis. I am uneasy at saying we should be paying for a diagnosis to be reached and uneasy at saying we should pay for support following a work assessment TILL we have a diagnosis. What if she is only poor at spelling etc, does having a diagnosis which is based on one tutors assessment help her and which may be wrong. Equally if the tutor is correct this may make her life a lot easier if she can access the help out there. Who has the job of making the diagnosis, can anyone tell me please?
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Sue
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:19:47 +0000
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Subject: Re: [OCC-HEALTH] pandemic FLU
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please remove this footer before replying. OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.htmlThanks for that. All i remember when i was pregnant and ill, is my doctor told me to avoid paracetamol, ibuprofen anything really......so in actual fact i suffered unnecessarily then? I will take your advice though and refer them to their own GPs.
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Subject: Re: [OCC-HEALTH] pandemic FLU
"I would expect they should be excluded, with flu its symptom control and pregnant women are advised to avoid all types of medication when pregnant including paracetamol etc"Hmmm... Paracetamol is safe in pregnancy at all stages as are a wide range of medicines - therefore I would advise pregnant women/workers to seek consultations with their doctor~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please remove this footer before replying. OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html
2008/11/24 sue harrison-stone <[log in to unmask]>
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I am really impressed that you are having a good uptake for your flu vaccines. In my Trust very few folk are coming forward to have them. Most who do have them are non clinical which does not help and we wont get even close to herd immunity. On the other hand anyone who does not develope flu as a result of having the vaccine makes it cost effective I suppose. I too wonder if we will have more requests after the BBC drama!
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Sue
> Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:20:31 +0000
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> Subject: Re: [OCC-HEALTH] pandemic FLU> To: [log in to unmask]
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> I arranged for the employees in my company to have flu vouchers, supplied by
> Doctorcall. However, some of the employees found they couldn't have the
> vaccine as the places where they were advertised on the Doctorcall website
> no longer had any in stock. So perhaps if there were a surge of customers
> from the TV programme for the flu vaccine they may well find there aren't
> any!
>
> Anne
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> Anne Bugler
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> Of sandy
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> Subject: Re: pandemic FLU
>
> Sadly the seasonal flu vaccine, which seems to be more popular this
> year, is not likely to be much help for protection against the Pandemic
> flu.
>
> Has anyone experienced a surge of customers for flu vaccines after the
> television programme the other night -Survivors?
>
> Sandy
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