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I agree with the advice from Cath and would follow the same process. I would only schedule a home visit under extreme circumstances. I have only undertaken one I was told by her manager that the lady was terminally ill with cancer. She had not previously been seen in OH and the copies of medical certificates covering her period of absence were very vague. I was told by the manager that the workerıs declining health resulted in her being unable to attend. The purpose of the visit was to establish whether this would be start of the process of retirement on the grounds of ill-health. On arrival I picked up that there was something very chilling about the family dynamics. The history taken from the worker revealed that she had been recently discharged from a secure psychiatric unit and although not a psychiatric nurse it felt that this discharge had been somewhat premature. I kept myself between the family members and the door and made my exit as a matter of urgency on the pretext of not having all the paperwork I required. Not an experience I would want to repeat! Anne On 07/11/2013 08:13, "Cath" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi Jo > > I have always abided by the principal that, if an employee can get to their > GP, and hospital appointments, then they can visit occupational health > appointments.It keeps the link with the working environment and management, as > is usually written into their T&Cs, it also reduces the potential for > incresing anxiety re returning to work, if they are away and isolated for too > long. The only exception to this is if the employee is physically unable to > attend, this being the case, then they cn be contacted by phone, and attend > once they are back to sufficient mobility to get back into work for an > appontment, and nearing return to work date and fitness. > I am also not predisposed to attending home visits without a HR or manager > with meas the potential of lone working in such an isolated environment are > only used as a last resort. Looking at the time required for both OH and > HR/Manager this is a very expensive process from a financial point of view. > > I hope this helps > > Cath Farrimond >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: Jenkins, Jo <mailto:[log in to unmask]> >> >> To: [log in to unmask] >> >> Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2013 7:18 AM >> >> Subject: [OCC-HEALTH] Home visits >> >> >> >> >> >> Dear list >> >> >> >> An NHS colleague of mine not on the list asked me if I would be so kind as >> to post this question to you. >> >> >> >> She was asked what the rationale is in her own unit for not conducting a >> home visit for an employee on long term sick and has to respond by tomorrow. >> I have my own views but wondered what the wider community think. >> >> >> >> Does anyone have any written recommendation, advice, guidance, rationale re: >> Occupational Health and conducting home visits that they would be happy to >> share that I can pass on. >> >> >> >> In advance thank you! >> >> >> >> >> >> Kind Regards >> >> >> >> Jo >> >> >> >> 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). >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Reward & Wellbeing >> >> Jo Jenkins | Senior Occupational Health Adviser >> >> 01223 397 552 | ( EXT 2552 )| [log in to unmask] >> <[log in to unmask]> >> >> Mundipharma International Limited |Unit 198 Cambridge Science Park >> >> Milton Road | Cambridge | CB4 0AB >> >> >> ******************************** 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