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Yes, please do circulate. Anne On 24/02/2015 21:24, "Libby HM" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi, > I was at an ACAS conference yesterday and heard a talk by Mario Dunn, comms > and marketing director for Health Management Ltd.... They won the bid. He > explained that FFW is not an OH service but an assessment service where advice > to see OH could be given. Time was limited and despite having many questions I > could only ask one! > I have made notes from the day if anyone is interested! > Libby > > > On 24 Feb 2015, at 21:11, Diana Bungu <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On 22 Feb 2015, at 13:02, [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> >> wrote: >> >>> Fit for Work >>>> Dear all >>>> >>>> I suspect some, but not all, JISCers will have seen these letters which >>>> were published in The Times. Good to read the letter from the GP. The CIPD >>>> have realised that early and suggested interventions discussed with >>>> management will work best. The problem with the Fit for Work scheme is that >>>> there is no guarantee that the people who are making the recommendations >>>> may not have any specialist qualification in OH (there is an insufficient >>>> pool of OH practitioners to support this initiative). Furthermore, they >>>> have incomplete, if any, understanding of the particular clientsı work >>>> requirements, work equipment or organisational culture. As always, in the >>>> short term at least, they only have the employeeıs side of the story. >>>> >>>> Shame that, to my knowledge, the CIPD qualification has little, if anything >>>> on OH issues. Having said that the same can be said of pre-reg nursing >>>> courses. If students get a lecture on OH with perhaps a visit to an OH >>>> service they are very lucky. My suggestion that OH should feature on the >>>> pre-reg courses at LSBU have fallen on deaf ears. There is a new HOD for >>>> nursing courses I am about to start on him. There needs to be an >>>> inclusion in the NMC requirements for curriculum before there will be a >>>> whole hearted change. As they too have little understanding of OH I wonıt >>>> hold my breath. >>>> >>>> Anne >>> ******************************** 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 >>> >>> <Scan fit notes Letter to the Times.tif> >> ******************************** 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