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Thanks Lesley, It looks like we're heading that way. I'm just worried that the managers will use it as an excuse to not discuss awkward issues outlined in the referral with the employee and we will pick up flak when they read it during the appointment. Regards, Richard O'Toole Senior Occupational Health Nurse Occupational Health Staffordshire County Council 52 Marston Drive Stafford ST16 3BU Phone: 01785 276282 Fax: 01785 224410 www.Staffordshire.gov.uk 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 will be copied and added as an electronic note on their electronic OH record. This may therefore be disclosed under the Data Protection Act (1998). -----Original Message----- From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lesley Bamford Sent: 07 February 2013 16:12 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [OCC-HEALTH] Moving to a paper light system Hi Richard, I work across a large group of companies so getting a referral form back with an employee or even a managers signature is not always practical. I get a large no via email. I have a section on my referral form that the manager ticks to confirm that they have discussed the nature of the referral with the employee and that they understand what questions are being asked. I always ask the employee at the start of a consultation if they fully understand the reason for referral and have referred individuals back to the manager (in some, not all cases) if the employee is not fully aware. This works well particularly for telephone consultations. Regards Lesley -----Original Message----- From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Richard O'Toole Sent: 07 February 2013 15:31 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [OCC-HEALTH] Moving to a paper light system Hi there, Like it or not we're stuck with OPAS and are struggling with the issue of signed consent for manaement referrals. OPAS has a system where the manager can send an electronic referral directly to the OPAS inbox for the OH departmnet to pick up. However, how do we gain a proper consent (a physical signature) without the manager having to print off the referal, getting the employee to sign it then scanning it? It seems like a pain and I'm not sure it would encourage managers with referrals. Alternatively, does everyone always get written consent from employees, prior to appointments? Hope that made sense...Any ideas or suggestions from people who have had similar issues? 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