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[bboyd81]

Can imformation be passed to royal mail about a medical report if marked to be seen first by myself

[TrueBlueTerrier]

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What rights does an employee have under the Act?

To consent to the report being provided to their employer but state that they wish to see the report before it is provided to their employer
Employee’s access to the report

If an employee states that the report can be sent but they wish to see it first under Section 4 of the Act the doctor or medical practitioner must wait 21 days before sending the report to the employer. During this period the employee must make suitable arrangements to either come and see the report or have it sent to them.

If they do not do this within the 21 days then the report will be sent to the employer.

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Consent to release report

This is the responsibility of the Occupational Health Physician. As part of the assessment process the Doctor should explain that they are going to generate a report for sharing with the employee's Management and generally what that report will say. At this stage the Doctor will seek consent to release such a report. This 'informed' consent can take three forms:

Consent to just release the report without seeing it.
Consent to release report but to receive a copy at the same time.
Consent to release report but after only after a copy has been received giving an opportunity to suggest amendments.