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True! No one in need of health assessment should be denied Regards Thelma On 15 Jul 2013 10:01, "Susan Gorton" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hopefully, when and if there is the new national OH service she could > get referred for an OH assessment by her GP.**** > > ** ** > > Sue**** > > ** ** > > *Advance Notice: w/c 15th July - I am doing training on Wednesday and off > site on Thursday with no access to emails. *** > > * * > > *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 *[log in to unmask] > *Sent:* 13 July 2013 10:44 > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Re: [OCC-HEALTH] Fwd: [OCC-HEALTH] Employment form**** > > ** ** > > On a similar track. I recently had a conversation with a person who had > been employed on a university research contract NOT at my own university. > Researchers complete one project and then once funding has been approved > for future contracts they start the next project. Part-way through one > research project she developed cancer. The employing university would not > renew her contract when that project was coming to an end. The person > indicated to me that they were well respected as a researcher who had been > employed by that university for several years on successive research > projects. That person believed not renewing her contract was due to that > university being concerned regarding future absences. In that institution > there was no opportunity for a self-referral to OH, any referral had to be > made through the person’s manager. The manager refused that referral. That > researcher learned a lot about the EqAct - but not from choice! > > Obviously every employer has a concern regarding future absences and the > likelyhood of efficient and effective service and I am not commenting on > that element. However, to refuse a current employee’s request to be > referred to OH is very unfair and is the downside of OH services only being > able to accept management referrals. > > Anne > > Anne Harriss > Course Director > LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY > > > On 13/07/2013 10:00, "thelmajameson" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:**** > > Hi Diane, > Yes i have seen application form asking all sorts but they are not held > accountable for their practice because a lot if people are not conversant > with the EQ requirements. > This nurse who complained obviously is well informed in this sphere. > Regards > Thelma > > > Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note II on Three > > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Diane Romano-Woodward <[log in to unmask]> > Date: 13/07/2013 08:48 (GMT+00:00) > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [OCC-HEALTH] Employment form > > > I have recently seen a job application for clinical staff from for a > large Occupational Heath provider which asks about the Hepatitis B > immunology status and date of last vaccination. > > This is before interview or job offer. I was surprised to see this. > > I cannot see that an OH Advisor's Hepatitis B status would be taken into > consideration when deciding whether or not to interview. > > I wonder what would happen if the person declared that they were a > Hepatitis B carrier and did not get the job or even an interview (similar > situation to the practice nurse applicant methinks) > > As far as I am aware most OH professionals do not undertake invasive > exposure prone procedures. > > If they are taking on some staff who undertake these activities , I wonder > why they are not asking about Hepatitis C and HIV status as well. > It would be better not to ask these questions on the application form, > and add a supplementary questionnaire for those doing IEPP once the job was > offered? > Cheers, > Diane > > > > > Diane Romano-Woodward > RN RSCPHN-OH BSc M Med Sc.(Occ Health) > Sunny Blue Sky Limited > Company Number 06865212 > > > > > > > > > > ******************************** Please remove this footer before > replying. > > OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html > > CONFERENCES AND STUDY DAYS: > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH > ******************************** Please remove this footer before > replying. > > OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html > > CONFERENCES AND STUDY DAYS: > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH**** > > ******************************** Please remove this footer before > replying. **** > > OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html **** > > CONFERENCES AND STUDY DAYS: > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH **** > > ********************************************************************************************************* > > This message may contain confidential information. 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