Hi Noel we do this and absence has dropped, but there are still some issues. There are also other questions such as are people coming to work when not well for fear of losing their job, especially in the current climate? Home visits are a little grey, we do them but only as a last resort as we try to encourage people out of the home and back into the work place. Glenn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please remove this footer before replying. OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html CONFERENCES AND STUDY DAYS: 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