R5
Response
Accepted in Part
Health screening for newly qualified nurses
Recommendation
We recommend that nurses should undergo formal health screening when they obtain their first posts after qualifying (para 5.5.13).
Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
Government response: Accepted in Part. No public evidence of delivery has been found.
Sources
Government response (1994-11-02): Accepted in Principle
Source: https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/written-answers/1994/nov/02/allitt-report
Text: Guidance on occupational health is to be issued shortly which will cover all these recommendations. Together with the English National Board's new guidelines, this guidance will establish better procedures for selection of student nurses for training, the selection of staff to work on children's war
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Jurisdiction
England
Response
Accepted in Part
Response
Accepted in Part
Accepted in Part
Department of Health and Social Care
02 Nov 1994
Guidance on occupational health is to be issued shortly which will cover all these recommendations. Together with the English National Board's new guidelines, this guidance will establish better procedures for selection of student nurses for training, the selection of staff to work on children's wards and the follow up of staff who have a history of excessive absence through sickness.
Responsible Bodies
Department of Health and Social Care
Primary
Recommendation age
32.6 yrs
Last formal update
11637 days ago