ANNUAL REVIEW 2004 - St Vincent's University Hospital
ANNUAL REVIEW 2004 - St Vincent's University Hospital
ANNUAL REVIEW 2004 - St Vincent's University Hospital
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Occupational Health Department<br />
Attendance at Occupational Psychologist 2001-2003<br />
200<br />
100<br />
0<br />
Breakdown by gender (n=129)<br />
100<br />
80<br />
60<br />
40<br />
20<br />
0<br />
15 Nos Attending<br />
General classification of reasons for attendance at Occupational Psychologist<br />
Reason for attendance<br />
55 Nos Attending<br />
144 Nos Attending<br />
171 Nos Attending<br />
2001 2002<br />
2003<br />
<strong>2004</strong><br />
Years of Attendance<br />
100<br />
FEMALE<br />
M/F<br />
29<br />
MALE<br />
Priorities for 2005<br />
• The provision of a limited service to<br />
<strong>St</strong>.Vincent’s Private <strong>Hospital</strong> and<br />
development of closer links with <strong>St</strong>.<br />
Michael’s <strong>Hospital</strong> Occupational Health<br />
Department.<br />
• Continued focus on stress management<br />
activities.<br />
• Contribution to the implementation of<br />
the HSEA ‘Dignity at work’ policy .<br />
• An evaluation of the OHD services by<br />
examining:<br />
- The impact of the workshops on<br />
needlestick injury rates.<br />
- The effectiveness of ‘Managing workrelated<br />
stress’ seminars.<br />
- The incidence and severity of assaults<br />
directed at staff.<br />
- The usage and uptake of the staff<br />
support service.<br />
- Varicella immune status of staff in<br />
high-risk areas.<br />
- The extent of latex glove use in<br />
certain departments.<br />
- The numbers of non-standard preemployment<br />
medicals performed.<br />
- The Hepatitis B status of those<br />
carrying out exposure prone<br />
procedures.<br />
Work Related<br />
(WR) stress<br />
Alcohol/drugs<br />
Health<br />
Non-work<br />
(N-WR)<br />
related stress<br />
Continuing Professional<br />
Development<br />
Two members of staff commenced M.Sc.<br />
Degree programmes in Safety Health &<br />
Welfare – J. McGrane & A. Purcell.<br />
Return to work (RTW)<br />
O. Seale commenced a Diploma in Safety,<br />
Health & Welfare.<br />
Alcohol/drugs 7.0%<br />
Health 0.8%<br />
N-WR stress 30.3%<br />
RTW 1.6%<br />
WR stress 30.5%<br />
Total 100.0%<br />
A. O‘Reilly successfully completed the<br />
Manual Handling instructor’s course.<br />
171 people attended the Occupational Psychologist, an 8% increase from 2003. Of<br />
these, 129 attended for stress management support; 42 people used the Managers<br />
advisory service.<br />
In the majority of cases, the work-related stress was caused by interpersonal<br />
behaviours such as overt and covert criticism, isolation and/or exclusion of colleagues,<br />
discourtesy and disrespect, and the undermining of authority.<br />
188<br />
<strong>St</strong> Vincent’s Healthcare Group
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