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Hi Susan Noticed this the other day when I was looking for something else; thought it might be handy for reference purposes? I'd hazard a guess that the team didn't do a risk assessment before introducing these workers? https://osha.europa.eu/en/publications/factsheets/64 Carr On 2 May 2013 17:33, Susan Gorton <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Thanks Karen and Anna**** > > ** ** > > It looks like I am going to have to write a consent process for both > referral and for vaccinations of 16 year olds and enrol all my staff into > the Trust’s consent training….**** > > ** ** > > They will just have to wait for me to finish before I give them an > appointment…. That will make them think about changing the process without > conferring with me.. (yeah right)**** > > ** ** > > *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. This may therefore be disclosed under the Data > Protection Act (1998).* > > ** ** > > *From:* [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On > Behalf Of *Karen Coomer > *Sent:* 02 May 2013 17:03 > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Re: [OCC-HEALTH] Employing Under 18 year olds**** > > ** ** > > The following website has info on consent for young people > http://www.hse.gov.uk/youngpeople/about.htm on the basis of a risk > assessment. Also other useful legal information.**** > > ** ** > > I have seen consent forms used for 16 year old apprentices in industry to > consent for occupational health assessments and health surveillance, signed > by their parents. Can’t help on the vaccination side as I don’t have that > knowledge – hopefully someone on the list will have.**** > > Karen **** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *From:* [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On > Behalf Of *Susan Gorton > *Sent:* 02 May 2013 13:23 > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* [OCC-HEALTH] Employing Under 18 year olds**** > > ** ** > > Hi Guys**** > > ** ** > > I have an issue that strangely I have never had to deal with. Consent and > authority to screen, vaccinate and occupational health assess a 16 year old. > **** > > ** ** > > A situation has been sprung on me with the employment of apprentices > under 18 that has never occurred here. Because we deal with patient under > 18, it has not been deemed appropriate for them to have their ‘juniors’ in > positions of power or authority.**** > > ** ** > > Someone decided to jump on the apprenticeship wagon and without discussion > we have had a 16 referred to us for poor attendance (30 days out of their > first 35 days of employment).**** > > ** ** > > We would not even normally particularly do the math to work out age > precisely unless there was a reason. **** > > ** ** > > My concern apart from the lack of discussion is consent when we have not > had under 18 consent training, is there an age issue in the exemption to > the medicines act that we vaccinate under. Do you have to have paeds > training to vaccinate a ‘child’ etc.**** > > ** ** > > Anyone had to resolve this before that can reassure me.**** > > ** ** > > Regards**** > > 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. This may therefore be disclosed under the Data > Protection Act (1998).* > > > ********************************************************************************************************* > > This message may contain confidential information. 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