Programme
- 9.00
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Registration and coffee
- 9.20
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Welcome and introduction
Dr John Ballard, Occupational Health [at Work] - 9.30
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Hot topics for OH practice
Dr John Ballard, Occupational Health [at Work]- What’s happening with the fit note and the Fit for Work service?
LEGAL UPDATE PART 1
- 9.40
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Data protection, consent and confidentiality… all change for OH law
and practice?
Prof Diana Kloss, barrister- The new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Bill
- OH records
- Consent and confidentiality
– GMC guidance and consultation
– Implications for OH nurses
– Disclosure to the DVLA
– Ethics guidance for OH Practice – forthcoming changes
- 10.40
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Coffee
- 11.00
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Disability discrimination – a legal update
Rebecca Tuck, barrister- Recruitment
- Capability dismissals where there is a disability
- Disability-related absence
- 11.50
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Legal surgery
- Your chance to ask questions of our expert speakers
OH PRACTICE PART 1
- 12.10
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Back pain – current best practice
David Rogers, Royal Orthopaedic Hospital
- Updated NICE guidance on low back pain and sciatica
- Biopsychosocial approach to back pain
- Interactive case study
- 12.55
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Lunch
- 13.55
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The Workplace Wellbeing Index
Emma Mamo, Mind- General introduction to the Index: what it does and how it works
- Participating in the Index: process, support available and outcomes
- Key insights from the 2016–17 Index
- Learning from others: employer case studies
LEGAL UPDATE PART 2
- 14.30
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Legal hot topics
Nick Hanning, Dutton Gregory LLP- Transgender issues at work
– Protection under the Equality Act 2010
– Non-binary identities not protected by the EqA - Vicarious liability – implications for OH
- Drugs and alcohol testing
- Whistleblowing – latest developments
- Transgender issues at work
- 15.20
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Tea
OH PRACTICE PART 2
- 15.40
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Drug and alcohol testing – getting it right
Helen Vangikar, toxicology consultant- Reasonable grounds for testing
- Policy and procedures
- Sanctions
- Difficult issues
- 16.25
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Final questions
- 16.30
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Close of day
Benefits of attending
How will attending this training day benefit you?
You will gain:
- An up to the minute analysis of the implications for OH practice of the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Bill
- A vital update on legislation and recent case law taking you through the complexities of consent and confidentiality, disability discrimination, transgender issues at work, whistleblowing and other hot topics – you’ll be sure you know your obligations, and how to meet them
- Knowledge of the legal dos and don’ts in some of the most difficult areas affecting OH professionals’ practice
- An update on key professional practice issues, including an understanding of current best practice in the management of back pain at work, and of drug and alcohol testing
- The opportunity to learn about the new Workplace Wellbeing Index from Mind and get an update on the fit note and the Fit for Work service
- A chance to network with speakers and other delegates
This event is designed for:
- OH professionals and allied health professionals
- HR managers
- H&S practitioners
- Case managers
If you can only attend one conference this season, make sure you’re prepared for 2018 and come to this essential day!