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Keep us posted on the outcome Lesley.... and just in case you don't know, FCEs can identify "yellow flag" behaviour too that can be having an impact. On 21 September 2011 14:29, Lesley Bamford < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Thank you so much for all your input. As usual you all have some very > helpful advice and opinion and I will be making recommendations to the > company. > > Barry, this individual does have a lot of other "non physical issues" > which I suspect are having an influence on symptoms and behaviour. > However, this is vehemently denied. Hopefully the knowledge that the > company is doing everything to ensure continued employment will help > with this. > > Kind Regards > > > Lesley > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On > Behalf Of Wilkes, Barry > Sent: 21 September 2011 09:12 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [OCC-HEALTH] Functional capacity WRULD? > > I also wonder whether any other psycho-social issues have been > identified i.e. it is not only something which physical treatments or > adjustments back in the work place will solve? > > Regards > > Barry > > > Barry Wilkes > Senior Teaching Fellow in Occupational Health and Safety > Warwick Medical School (A-026) > University of Warwick > Gibbet Hill Campus > Coventry > CV4 7AL > Tel: 02476 150457 > Fax: 0276 574893 > [log in to unmask] > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On > Behalf Of Stephanie McGauley > Sent: 20 September 2011 12:53 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [OCC-HEALTH] Functional capacity WRULD? > > Hello Lesley > > i can too see Sarahs point - i would see if there is no diagnosis - red > flag - but that symptoms are typical of an WRULD then it can be tricky - > often functionally how someone also behaves and what their perceptions > of what they can and cannot do even when there is no physical diagnosis > - there has been tests and investigations exhausted therefore a good > functional capacity assessment will assist in what the person is capable > of doing with the information that you have available - be clear to them > that if there is no diagnosis that tests have been exhausted and this is > the information that you have been left with to base your opinion for > this on > > stephanie nicoll > On 20 Sep 2011, at 12:44, Sarah L Redfearn wrote: > > > Hello Lesley, > > > > > > > > I think I may be in a minority here, however I don't think a > > definitive diagnosis is important in this case, although admittedly a > > definitive diagnosis can help with the prognosis of other types of > > health conditions. The fact is that you have done what would be > > reasonably expected and the OHP opinion is what it is and you can't > > change that so you should work with it. > > > > > > > > I agree that a functional assessment will be able to offer you advice > > about what the individual can be reasonably expected to do within > > their functional ability and this is the route I would take. You will > > > then be able to offer the business advice about the individuals > > physical abilities and they can make a business decision on whether > > they can support the individual or redeploy them to a role that they > > would be capable of performing. 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