General outpatient work
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Functional requirements |
Details/ health and safety factors |
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General outpatient work |
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Travel to and from clinic |
Driving to peripheral sites to perform clinics (public transport not always available) |
May present problems for doctors who are unfit to drive for a variety of medical conditions e.g. epilepsy
See DVLA recommendations |
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Clinical administration |
Hand written tasks e.g. writing in notes, filling in forms |
May present problems for doctors with upper limb disorders especially in dominant hand, neck and lower back conditions and problems of vision/visual acuity May cause problems for doctors with dyslexia |
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Display screen equipment tasks e.g. comuterised notes, results, email |
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Talking and listening on phone |
May present problems for doctors with hearing loss or wearing hearing aids. |
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Dictating and reading letters |
May present problems for doctors with problems of vision/visual acuity May present problems for doctors with dyslexia |
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Doctor-patient consultation |
Communicating with patients and relatives |
May cause difficulties for doctors with visual or hearing problems, neurological conditions, such as multiple sclerosis or a CVA, or information processing conditions, such as Asperger's Syndrome |
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Sitting for defined periods |
May present problems for doctors with musculoskeletal conditions especially neck and lower back |
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Getting in and out of chair |
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Helping to manually handle patients onto couch |
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Examination of patients |
Bending over patients on a couch/chair
Using stethoscope
Using auroscope Using ophthalmoscope
Performing rectal and vaginal examinations |
May present problems for doctors with musculoskeletal conditions especially neck and lower back
May present problems for doctors with hearing loss or wearing hearing aids
May present problems for doctors with problems of vision/visual acuity
May present problems for doctors with musculoskeletal conditions especially neck and lower back |
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Clinical procedures |
Taking blood, ECGs etc
Also see specific specialties |
May present problems for doctors with musculoskeletal conditions especially neck and lower back |
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Contact with infectious diseases |
Contact with blood and body fluids
Contact with infectious patients |
Risk to all healthcare workers from needlestick injuries and splashes
May cause problems for doctors who are immunosuppressed due to variety of causes including medication, radiotherapy, HIV etc Specific concerns during pregnancy (e.g. parvovirus, measles, whooping cough)
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Doctor-staff interaction |
Communicating with other staff members both verbally and by phone |
May present problems for doctors with visual or hearing problems |
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Member of resuscitation team (CPR) |
Performing cardiac massage, manual ventilation and defibrillator CPR sometimes performed in awkward positions /places e.g. floor |
May present problems for doctors with upper limb disorders, or neck and lower back problems |
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Management responsibilities |
Administration Meetings Finances |
May present problems for doctors with dyslexia |