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#1 Posted : 22 January 2001 08:41:00(UTC)
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Posted By Francis Quinn Can my colleagues please advise me. RIDDOR seems quite clear- one must report a case of a notifiable disease "WHEN A DOCTOR NOTIFIES YOU IN WRITING"- my questions are- 1) Define a doctor- ie does this include a GP (especially when an Occupational Physician gives an opposite view)? 2) Does the "advise" of an Occupational Health Nurse fall into the reportable category? The reason I ask is that moving to an Occupational Health Nurse is threatening to swamp us with cases to report. My thanks to all in advance
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#2 Posted : 22 January 2001 13:16:00(UTC)
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Posted By Ken Taylor The Regulations refer to the written statement being made by a 'registered medical practitioner'. If the paper you receive clearly meets these criteria it would seem prudent to report to the enforcing authority.
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