Description
Preparing management reports from OH referrrals
How to prepare concise, well-written OH reports that will provide quality information for managers, be understood by employees, and be defensible if the information contained in them is ever required in legal proceedings.
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Programme
9.00
Registration and coffee
9.20
Welcome and introduction
9.30
Setting and meeting management and employee expectations for OH reports
Sandra Winters, Organisational Wellbeing Ltd
What is the report for?
What information should it contain?
What it should not contain
What makes a good report?
Establishing a service-level agreement
What makes a good case referral? Advising managers on good practice
Ensuring the worker’s consent for the referral
10.30
Tea
10.45
Ensuring the legal and ethical compliance of your organisation’s OH reports
Prof Diana Kloss, barrister
Importance of record keeping
Complying with data protection principles in the new Data Protection Act, the new EU General Data Protection Regulation and the Equality Act
Consent and confidentiality including timescale for consent and if the employee refuses consent
GMC and FOM guidance
Special issues for OH nurses and OH physicians
OH reports as evidence in employment tribunals and personal injury cases
Court orders – releasing records in legal cases
Defending your report in the tribunal
12.15
Legal Q &A
Your opportunity to ask questions about OH reports and the law
12.30
Lunch
13.15
The OH consultation and records
Dr Nerys Williams, independent OH Physician
Setting up the consultation
Practical issues – including consent to the OH assessment
History taking and forming an opinion
What if the employee disagrees?
14.00
Effective OH reports
Dr Nerys Williams, independent OH Physician
Content
Language and terminology
Key phrases to use or avoid
Time management
Standard forms and templates
Obtaining consent to release the report to the employer
14.50
Tea
15.05
Practical session – writing effective reports in practice
Sandra Winters and Dr Nerys Williams
This interactive session is designed to bring together all the skills that you have learnt during the day, so that you can see how they can be applied in your own practice.
16.05
Audit, quality control and maximising the usefulness of OH reports
Dr Nerys Williams, independent OH Physician
Auditing your OH reports
Using records to identify wider OH issues
Importance of getting OH reports right
16.25
Final questions
16.30
Close of day
Benefits of attending
Learn how to write concise, robust OH reports that will stand up to scrutiny in a court or an employment tribunal
Find out how to comply with the latest legislation, including the new Data Protection Act and EU General Data Protection Regulation
Gain an understanding of the whole process of report writing – from the initial referral to the final report – in order to maximise the usefulness of the report to management
Enhance your report writing style – do’s and don’ts of report writing in practice
Improve your ability to identify the type and quantity of information required to produce reports of the highest standards
Understand how to audit and improve your clinical record keeping and reports
Receive detailed, clear documentation to help you when you are writing your OH reports
This conference is designed for:
Occupational health nurses
Occupational physicians
Allied professionals working in OH