« Competency 4

• Competency 4 – Maintaining relationship with patients: Doctor-patient relationship
• Competency 4 – Maintaining relationship with patients:Understand the relationship between the occupational health doctor and the patient
• Competency 4 – Maintaining relationship with patients:Maintain an independent position
• Competency 4 – Maintaining relationship with patients: Be wary of judgemental and discriminatory behaviour
• Competency 4 – Maintaining relationship with patients:Wider relationships in health and employment
• Competency 4 – Maintaining relationship with patients:Understand the different roles, of relevant parties
• Competency 4 – Maintaining relationship with patients:Deal with employers in an appropriate way
• Competency 4 – Maintaining relationship with patients:Be aware of potential difficulties in the relationship
• Competency 4 – Maintaining relationship with patients: Understand the role of health professionals in relation to the employee/patient
• Competency 4 – Maintaining relationship with patients: Communicate effectively and appropriately
• Competency 4 – Maintaining relationship with patients: Develop and maintain respect for the roles of other professionals
• Competency 4 – Maintaining relationship with patients: Personal health and safety
• Competency 4 – Maintaining relationship with patients:Understand the risk associated with medical practice
• Competency 4 – Maintaining relationship with patients:Recognise situations where personal health and safety is at risk or
• Competency 4 – Maintaining relationship with patients:Comply with health and safety legislation

Competency 4 – Maintaining relationship with patients: Personal health and safety

Objective: to ensure the appreciation of the professional position of the OH advisor, employer and employees

AREA OF COMPETENCE:

PERSONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

1. Good Occupational Medical Practice – 2010 (Faculty of Occupational Medicine).
2. Ethics Guidance for Occupational Health Practice – 8th Edition (Faculty of Occupational Medicine)
3. GMC – Good Medical Practice
4. Guidance for Clinical Health Care Workers: Protection Against Infection with Blood-borne Viruses Recommendations of the Expert Advisory Group on AIDS and the Advisory Group on Hepatitis
5. Firth Cozens J Doctors, their wellbeing and their stress. BMJ 2003 326 (7391): p (670 – 671)

Medical practice brings hazards and risks to the medical practitioner’s own health and safety. It is important that all doctors are aware of their own health and the hazards and risks they might be exposed to in their everyday practice.

4.Guidance for Clinical Health Care Workers: Protection Against Infection with Blood-borne Viruses Recommendations of the Expert Advisory Group on AIDS and the Advisory Group on Hepatitis (UK Health Departments)5. Firth Cozens J Doctors, their wellbeing and their stress. BMJ 2003 326 (7391): p (670 - 671) 

Medical practice brings hazards and risks to the medical practitioner’s own health and safety. It is important that all doctors are aware of their own health and the hazards and risks they might be exposed to in their everyday practice.