To Sue Manthorpe and Deirdre Gallagher,
I totally agree with having clear and prescriptive national guidlines on
immunisation / screening and clearance for healthcare workers.. there is too
much which is woolly and left open to debate, which makes development of
policies and local guidelines very difficult. The Smart cards do seem to be
bringing some standards with them as to what we are able to put onto them in
way of validation of samples but it would be reassuring to know that we are
all working to the same rules in terms of screening requirements at pre
employment stage for specific roles.....it must be a nightmare for staff who
rotate from area to area to need repeated screening at each port of call,
and it makes our lives much easier when they are able to present complete,
valid and up to date records.
Christine Bouckley
Occupational Health Nurse
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust
Halifax
HX3 0PW
Tel: 01422 222039
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