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Occupational Health reports: how to read them and respond
Occupational Health should focus on function and workplace barriers. Reports can be wrong — you can respond with corrections and extra evidence.
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Occupational Health should focus on function and workplace barriers. Reports can be wrong — you can respond with corrections and extra evidence.
- Check facts carefully — diagnoses, dates, and job role.
- Ask for missing recommendations to be clarified.
- Share relevant specialist letters if OH lacks detail.
- Remember OH advice is not a final legal determination.
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- 1Check facts carefully — diagnoses, dates, and job role.
- 2Ask for missing recommendations to be clarified.
- 3Share relevant specialist letters if OH lacks detail.
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- Check facts carefully — diagnoses, dates, and job role.
- Ask for missing recommendations to be clarified.
- Share relevant specialist letters if OH lacks detail.
- Remember OH advice is not a final legal determination.
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- Share relevant specialist letters if OH lacks detail.
- Remember OH advice is not a final legal determination.
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- Check facts carefully — diagnoses, dates, and job role.
- Ask for missing recommendations to be clarified.
- Share relevant specialist letters if OH lacks detail.
- Remember OH advice is not a final legal determination.
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- Check facts carefully — diagnoses, dates, and job role.
- Ask for missing recommendations to be clarified.
- Share relevant specialist letters if OH lacks detail.
- Check facts carefully — diagnoses, dates, and job role.
- Ask for missing recommendations to be clarified.
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