Each to his own. 50-100 emails can be just as effective– snail mail can also be ineffective as it wont be Chris but the poor secretary that opens all the responses, in my experience most of the snail mail wont get to him anyway…as I said each to his or her own.
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Amanda Savage BSc(Hons);SpPrac OH; RGN; DON; NEBOSH
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From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Diane Romano-Woodward
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Subject: Re: [OCC-HEALTH] OCC-HEALTH Digest - 14 Jan 2010 (#2010-18)
Perhaps the omission is not to due with a misunderstanding about the OHN roll,m ore lack of space in fitting it in the centre of the circle?
If want to complain effectively, instead of saying "me too" get out your pen and send a letter snail mail. It is easy to cut and paste and send an email... but if they get 50-100 paper letters expressing concern they will know as a group we are highly motivated and wish to influence. And willing to invest the time, and the money for a stamp. If we are practising at the level we claim to be, we should be capable of drafting a letter...
It's nearly the weekend...
Cheers
Diane
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:22 +0000
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OCC-HEALTH Digest - 14 Jan 2010 (#2010-18)
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- Nursing Career Framework
- Re: Nursing Career Framework <cid:24492@JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
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Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:40:54 +0000
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Subject: Re: Nursing Career Framework
Hi Anne
Thanks again for this.
It seems like the NMC are clearly uneasy about our Specialist role. Do they not realise that by definition, they are de-specialisting a specialist role by giving practice nurses yet another hat to wear. On top of this, it very much seems to me that the NMC perceives nurse education to be the main provider of specialist nurses (as opposed to the way we develop inital training to reading countless journals and continued networking).
Its like Miriam learning to become a Cardiologist after 2 extra years from a part time University Course.
Its astounding! only the NMC eh?
have a great day
andy
--- On Wed, 13/1/10, [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Subject: Re: [OCC-HEALTH] Nursing Career Framework
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Wednesday, 13 January, 2010, 21:33
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> Re: [OCC-HEALTH] Nursing Career Framework
>
>
> Paul’s email re the DH
> communication re Modernising Nursing Careers. You may all be
> interested in point 12 of the following document on the NMC
> web-site re practice nurses working towards SCPHN
> registration- sorry I can’t make it an automatic
> link but a cut and paste should do it.
>
>
>
> http://www.nmc-uk.org/aDisplayDocument.aspx?DocumentID=5726
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>
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> The NMC state in that point that “Assessment (in
> relation to “fit notes”) will be the
> responsibility of primary care, which may result in practice
> nurses adopting an occupational public health role in the
> future.”
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> It will be interesting to see what the NMC have in mind in
> relation to what should be included in their educational
> preparation programme.
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> Anne
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> On 13/1/10 08:45, "Darcy, Paul"
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> > Dear all OH Nurses,
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> >
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> > I'm not sure if any of you have seen the Dec 2009
> Chief Nursing Officer's
>
> > bulletin
>
> > (http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/@dh/@en/documents
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> > /digitalasset/dh_110507.pdf
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> > <http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/@dh/@en/documents
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> > /digitalasset/dh_110507.pdf> . The front page
> contains a schematic
>
> > representation of nursing careers and includes OH
> nursing. However, I think
>
> > it is a pitiful representation of opportunities in our
> speciality and could
>
> > well put people off from considering OH as a career
> pathway. The Director for
>
> > Modernising Nursing Careers, Chris Caldwell is open to
> receiving comments and
>
> > I will certainly send a response. Interestingly
> the creative workshops that
>
> > generated the model included clinical nurses, nurse
> educators and nurses from
>
> > the following areas - cancer, learning disabilities,
> sick children and health
>
> > visiting but no mention of OH as usual.
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> >
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> > Paul
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> >
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> > Paul D'Arcy
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> > Clinical Nurse Leader
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