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

 

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From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Karen Coomer
Sent: 02 May 2013 17:03
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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

 

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