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Hi All, I am trying to find information on the OT clinical specialist role in forensic mental health - if one exists anywhere! Does anyone have a job ...
I was wondering if anyone else had experiences working in a forensic setting during their pregnancy or had any advice regarding this. I am finding the current...
Dear Melanie In Rampton hospital as soon as a staff member suspects that they are pregnant they are removed for any patient contact for the duration of the...
Hi Melanie At St. Andrews a risk assessment is completed with the member of staff and then usually an agreement is made for the individual to move to a lower...
... Hi Melanie I work in a medium secure unit and am currently pregnant. My Trust did carry out a workplace risk assessment, and this will be reviewed in June...
I work in a medium secure unit and am currently involved in setting up a pre-discharge group. As part of this we want to give patients information/advice...
Hi Linda I have used information that NACRO publish in similiar groups - there is actually a handout / info sheet that gives useful information and is a good ...
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Many thanks for the responses, which have helped to clarify things for me a little. Regards Melanie Brain...
For a minute I thought to myself, Oh, how nice! Rebecca has written me. And then! Linda! Have I changed my name I ask myself. Or is it just that Rebecca is...
Hello I have completed a draft of a paper, which is part of an assignment for my OT diploma course, on the therapeutic use of videogames, which includes a ...
Hello list members I am interested to find out if any one on the list is working in an intermediate care unit within the prison system? I am an OT living in...
Hi, Our patient representatives from clinical governance have asked about internet access for patients. I was wondering if anyone has a policy on this and the...
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Apr 17, 2003 9:25 am
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The following comes from the Fallon inquiry into Ashworth: recommendations re: patient use of computers, internet, PDAs and mobile phones. Is this just ...
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Apr 17, 2003 11:17 am
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Hi all, As an OT new to forensics and trying to implement new service developments within a high security hospital, I wondered whether anyone had any advice / ...
Yes we have an internet policy that I would be happy to send you and discuss. Feel free to phone me on 01865 223115 the week after next. regards Rebecca Kelly ...
Dear All, I would be interested to hear colleagues views and experiences of "incentive payments" within forensic environments. By this I mean cash payments to...
Hi Mary I have responses to some of your questions but not all of them! Re autonomy over devising forms: we have generally had to share new forms and have them...
Linda The main area that we get involved in the issue of disclosure is in relation to doing voluntary/work placements outside the hospital. Currently we...
Hi Eddie we had a big debate about this at Bracton when we introduced the 'Therapeutic Working Day' at the time we resolved it by agreeing that payment would...
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Apr 24, 2003 6:29 pm
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Phil, Hi. This is very interesting. Have you thought about submitting it to BJOT for publication? Eddie ... From: Phil Gooch [mailto:philg@...] ...
Hi Eddie Yes, once I've got the full paper completed for college, I would like to prepare a version for submission to BJOT. Thanks for your interest Phil on...
Mary I am working in a medium secure unit. Regarding your question about MOHO assessments, we are currently using the VQ, OSA, ACIS and AMPS. One OT in our...
Nicky, I'm an OT working in The Thomas Embling Hospital (a max secure forensic hospital in Melbourne, Australia). The issue of disclosure to outside agencies...
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Apr 28, 2003 4:11 am
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I am about to start a project looking at the value of occupation over time for residents in an RSU. Does anyone have experience about ensuring informed...
Dear Colleagues, I am attempting to locate food skills assessment tools to be used with patients in a low secure psychiatric hospital. So far I have managed...