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Sent: 20 October 2009 19:14
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Subject: Re: [OCC-HEALTH] RE OH Departments informing employee's own GP when they have administered an immunisation

Ian

How reassuring to read your email. It felt as if I had written it myself. We have not started using ESR (electronic staff records) for OH either. We are not going to link our database (OPAS) with the system until I know it actually works. Whilst the DH view this as a master system it certainly isn't for us. This system is to record all vaccination information for Drs. Eventually it will record all vaccination information for all staff. This system is being monitored and departments are being "reported" to their chief execs and to the SHA for non compliance. No pressure then.

When you read Alan's comprehensive concerns about computer systems ...is it any wonder we aren't linking systems.

Jean


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From: I D <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:31
Subject: Re: [OCC-HEALTH] RE OH Departments informing employee's own GP when they have administered an immunisation

Interesting subject. I have declined to activate our ESR OH module until the consent issue is sorted out as I requested at the National Meeting earlier on this year.
 
I actually had an email from the ESR people today asking why I hadn't used the system yet - thus big brother is eves dropping - naughty buggers!! And further - I was asked to justify my failure to use the system. Simple answer; my IT team can't get it to work and as I have just started using COHORT and have been screening 1400 new students, the new ESR module for the Drs was not my priority until the end of November after we have given over 3000 hepB's and countless MMRs to the students first. I hope they liked my answer. I was just being truthful.
 
 
Iain
 
> Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:53:35 +0100
> From: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [OCC-HEALTH] RE OH Departments informing employee's own GP when they have administered an immunisation
> To: [log in to unmask]
>
> On the thread of IT systems, can I ask if anyone in the NHS has actually
> started to use the ESR OH system?
>
> This went, I believe, live on October 5th and the Smart Card was 'switched
> off'.
>
> Is anyone using this??
>
> regards
>
> Glenn
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