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<blockquote data-quote="DCUKMod" data-source="post: 2298955" data-attributes="member: 345386"><p>My partner's daughter, who works in anaesthetics and resus, in an NHS hospital, scores 0 on the risk matrix. All very spiffing I hear you say.</p><p></p><p>Well, a few years ago she bumped into an aggressive form of cancer, starting on the inside of her mouth. She had major, equally aggressive, life-saving surgery, a small part of which involved her neck lymph nodes being removed along with those in her armpit on the affected side. She takes a prophylactic antibiotic daily. For employment purposes, after a long, hard battle, she is recognised under the Equality Act, relating to her impacted ability to fight off infections.</p><p></p><p>Her risk assessment? Fine to work. Crack on. Business as usual.</p><p></p><p>Fortunately, her surgical consultant, who happens to work in the same hospital, nearly had apoplexy and managed to swing it that she doesn't enter "Red Areas" or carry a bleep for the crash trolley. </p><p></p><p>That risk tool is very blunt indeed, bordering on useless.</p><p></p><p>She is working through, taking care. She is her father's daughter in the bravery stakes. I doff my hat to her, every day.</p><p></p><p>Of course, there will be others equally, if not more impacted by the frailty of the tool, so I'm not putting her on any form of pedestal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DCUKMod, post: 2298955, member: 345386"] My partner's daughter, who works in anaesthetics and resus, in an NHS hospital, scores 0 on the risk matrix. All very spiffing I hear you say. Well, a few years ago she bumped into an aggressive form of cancer, starting on the inside of her mouth. She had major, equally aggressive, life-saving surgery, a small part of which involved her neck lymph nodes being removed along with those in her armpit on the affected side. She takes a prophylactic antibiotic daily. For employment purposes, after a long, hard battle, she is recognised under the Equality Act, relating to her impacted ability to fight off infections. Her risk assessment? Fine to work. Crack on. Business as usual. Fortunately, her surgical consultant, who happens to work in the same hospital, nearly had apoplexy and managed to swing it that she doesn't enter "Red Areas" or carry a bleep for the crash trolley. That risk tool is very blunt indeed, bordering on useless. She is working through, taking care. She is her father's daughter in the bravery stakes. I doff my hat to her, every day. Of course, there will be others equally, if not more impacted by the frailty of the tool, so I'm not putting her on any form of pedestal. [/QUOTE]
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