I agree with all that has been said about Clinical Governance, we really do
need to pursue this one and develop standards that can be applied across the
speciality. One thing I have found is that when you start talking about
'standards' and 'audit' OH staff tend to be defensive and say that as
trained professionals, we do not require this. In my experience we must have
auditable standards, so that we can reassure companies that we are providing
the right service, in the best way, identifying (and providing) WHAT THE
COMPANY NEEDS, and most of all prove it?!!
Cynthia
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From: "Kate Venables"
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Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 8:38 PM
Subject: Re: Clinical Governance in OCC Health
Dear list - I'm a new member of the list. I think the discussion on service
standards in OH is crucial. There are standards around, of varying degrees
of authority, for anything from lung function laboratories to cervical
screening to ... paediatric cardiac surgery. (And the last shows the need
for standards.) Health care professionals should be key in determining
standards. Without this input, employers will, all things being equal, take
on the cheapest nurse and/or doctor they can find.
And HSE could reword its documents so that instead of starting from "you do
not need to employ an expensive OH professional", it starts from "always
consult a qualified OH professional - you may only need to take advice once,
or occasionally". No government department would reassure businesses that
they do not need to consult a lawyer, or an accountant. So it always
intrigues me that OH is treated differently.
Regards - Kate
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