Thanks Roberta for
sharing.
Can I ask who you work
for?
How many
employees?
Is the cost for assessment is
that around £500 and do you use a standard provider?
How much involvement do you have
as an OHA?
Is it lead by
HR?
Once again thanks for the
information.
Please respond direct to me if
you don’t want such information requested to be public.
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Janet Patterson RGN, RSCPHN
– OH, BSc (Hons) MMEDSCI. CMIOSH
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Co-ordinator
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From:
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Roberta Hanlon
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Subject: Re: [OCC-HEALTH] Dyslexia - OHA
role
Hi
Janet,
In our
workplace we send them out for official assessment, usually after the online
tool has been used to give a reason to think Dyslexia may be an
issue.
(The DORE
programme carrys out the initial assessment free of charge.)
Roberta
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Subject:
[OCC-HEALTH] Dyslexia - OHA role
Hi
all,
Can I ask if anyone is
involved as an OHA in their business in the assessment of dyslexia.
My
opinion is that assessment of dyslexia is not a OH role and OH should not be
getting heavily involved in assessment of individual cases unless there are
health issues.
If you are willing to
share please can you let me know what process is in place for your establishment
on assessing dyslexia and if the free online tool is used or if all cases are
sent for formal definitive diagnosis opinion
accordingly.
Please
note I don’t require any information on the condition but if anyone wants a bit
of background info please see below:
In the
UK estimates
of prevalence vary according to the definition of dyslexia and the way in which
it is assessed. The British Dyslexia
Association suggest that 4% of the population will be severely
dyslexic (requiring support at school and beyond) and a further 6% may have mild
or moderate dyslexia.
It is
fairly straight forward when a new start declares dyslexia on start due to a
definitive diagnosis and their individual issues are easily addressed /
accommodated by simple measures to enable them to undertake the job for which
they are employed.
Adaptations
in the workplace are normally fairly straight forwards and do not impose
complicated solutions.
If
there are performance issues with an employee who offers a new declaration of
dyslexia with no prior evidence the business needs to
decide;
If
they are going to be responsible for the costs of full assessment or if they are
happy to use free on line assessment tools that provide an indication of
probable dyslexia.
Alternatively
a decision on whether the employee is responsible for baring any costs of
assessment.
Janet
Patterson RGN, RSCPHN –
OH, BSc (Hons) MMEDSCI. CMIOSH
OHA & Greggs Group OH
Co-ordinator
Landline 0191 215 1150 Ext
34574
Mobile 07764
443498
Please be advised
that all e-mail communication relevant to assisting in the management of the OH
process will be entered into the individual's OH file. This may therefore be
disclosed to the client under the Data Protection Act
(1998).
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