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Paul & Others,

If elected I would push for a complete review of our medical, safety and insurance provision.

Many university clubs are now required to supply their unions with a risk assessment of some form. Most venues want to see civil liability insurance cover (which we have) We are intending to offer personal accident cover as part of the UK Ultimate membership package though obviously thats not the same as proper preventative measures.

I think there is a strong case for professional medical cover at big tournaments and I would like to see this happen. I think however that we must not overkill and insist on this at *all* events otherwise the fun events will get much more expensive.

Two other things I would like to see are:-

1. A full set of health and safety guidelines for clubs and event organisers.

2. An audit of injuries sustained by players with the aim of identifying and reducing the major sources of risk.

I don't claim to know a huge amount about sports medicine but I was a medical audit clerk in a previous job. I very much hope we can call upon the experience of someone who works in the field (I think we're talking someone with at least a Dip Sports Med or even an MSc in Sports Med!!!  ;-)

Is there a doctor in the house?

Ben



---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Marfleet11@aol.com
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 06:24:34 EST

>Some 'open' questions for anyone standing for positions on the 
>'board'....please,
>..and they're all about medical cover!
>1.Where do you place the provision of medical cover in your plans for the 
>future of UKUltimate?
>2. Should the provision of medical facilities at an official UKU Tournament 
>have a defined and mandatory level? (are athletes entitled to expect expert 
>medical cover at an official Tournament and could he/she successfully sue if, 
>after paying to enter, he/she was injured as a result of lack of facilities?)
>3. What level of medical/sports medicine/physio cover does UKU want at 
>national level. At what point might UKU wish to employ its medical cover 
>(I've never charged, but if Ultimate gets increasingly 'professional' then 
>money will have to enter the equation as the medical support team will almost 
>certainly be taking this sort of job/employment as their primary source of 
>working income)
>4. Does UKU at national level want pre-competition medical/fitness screening?
>5. Where do you stand on the isue of drugs in sport? Should UKU have plans to 
>incorporate specific rules regarding drugs/drug testing. 
>
>Thanks
>
>Paul
>
>Dr Paul Marfleet
>Colchester
>
>