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Sharon raises a good point to which I would add: what about other scenarios eg sitting on the bus during her journey to work. I can understand a problem should she walk through say the perfumery of her favourite department store but would perhaps question whether the amount of perfume she would encounter on co-workers is really a significant issue as her symptoms are controlled with medication. Anne On 04/09/2012 09:57, "Naylor, Sharon [HMPS]" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > If I was one of her co-workers I would certainly object to being told what > toiletries I use on the basis of what can only be speculation.... > > Do people that walk by her in Tescos wear perfume I wonder, what about the > person standing next to her in the pub? > > > From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf > Of Susan Gorton > Sent: 03 September 2012 12:26 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: *****SPAM***** Re: [OCC-HEALTH] Multiple Chemical Sensitivity > > In addendum - not all perfumes are made of the same consituents - so banning > all perfumes is ridiculous - is she going to come to work in a bubble with a > respirator on. Will deodarants be next. > > Not all adjustments are reasonable and this is one of them. As much as I am > sympathetic , the words 'controlled by medication' suggests that she is needs > to take it for things outside of work so why should work be the only perfume > free zone in her life. > > I have someone with plastic allergy and her antihistamine usage gave her > palpatations int the end so we redeployed so she isnt in daily or constant > contact with plastic aprons and she uses less antihistamine which she can > tolerate. > > Sue > > > Susan Gorton | OH Nurse Manager | Occupational Health Department | Great > Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | Level 3, Ormond House, 26-27 > Boswell St., London WC1N 3JZ |020 7405 9200 Ext 0247 | DD to OHD 020 78138554 > | Direct Fax 020 78138355 | Mobile 07833294568 > Please be advised that all e-mail communication relevant to assisting in the > management of the OH process will be printed and entered into the individual's > OH file or copied and added as an electronic note on their electronic OH > record. 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I am sure > there is something on shift workers that would increase risk but the overiding > reasons for vaccinating nurses is to protect the patients from the virus > itself and the impact of the likely sickness absence of nurses. > > > > From: Carr Barnes <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Sent: Sunday, 2 September 2012, 21:33 > Subject: Re: [OCC-HEALTH] Flu risk to health care workers > > > > My understanding is that it is not that they are more susceptible clinically, > the objective is (as per Green Book) to reduce transmission of the infection, > thereby contributing to the protection of vulnerable patients who may have a > suboptimal response to their own immunisations. > > > > http://www.immunisation.ie/en/AdultImmunisation/FluVaccination/FluVaccine-Info > rmationforHealthcareWorkers/#why_do_healthcare_workers_need_The_vacci > > > > http://www.cdc.gov/flu/healthcareworkers.htm > > > > https://www.wp.dh.gov.uk/immunisation/files/2012/07/Green-Book-Chapter-19-v4_7 > 1.pdf > > > > Carr > > > > > > On 2 September 2012 15:39, Rosie Busfield <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Hello everyone > > > > In preparing for our flu vaccination programme, we were wondering if anyone > knows of any evidence to support the claim that health care workers are more > at risk from getting flu than the general population. 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