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Access to medical records
... Therefore in your scenario Katie I think it is about approach. I would have a problem with No 3 personally but I would not have a problem if handled in the above example but you would still get the desired result. Don’t take a sledgehammer to crack a nut! Allowing anyone other than your GP access to your medical records is a very intimidating thing unless you are somebody who has been lucky enough to have never visited a doctor, it sort of invades your space. Personally I would think that if the letter written to the employees GP is thorough enough then the report that they send back would ...
Comment | 14 Feb 2009
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Return to Work Interviews after Sickness
It is the Access to Medical Reports Act 1988. http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1988/ukpga_19880028_en_1 It is widely misunderstood. If someone wishes to ask for a medical report for employment or insurance purposes from a physician who has responsibility for the clinical care of a patient, the request and the report must comply with the A...
Comment | 12 Mar 2009
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Order for medical records not breach of human rights
...crete human rights point which engages an important aspect of tribunal procedure has been decided by in the EAT (HHJ Ansell) in Hanlon -v- Kirklees Council. It is well-known that courts and tribunals cannot order disclosure of a Claimant's/Applicant's medical records, since that would breach the Access to Medical Reports Act 1988. Thus tribunals routinely order Applicants to consent to disclosure of medical records under the Act, failing which they will stay (or strike out) a claim. Mr Hanlon [who disclosed that he had a physical disability and was suffering from a mental condition when his employer proposed a shift c...
Case | 13 Sep 2004
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Compulsary Occupational Health Screening
Information on medical records is covered by the Access to Medical Reports Act 1988 and as such ALL your staff would have to consent in writing to release of their medical history and any other medical information and reports. Medical information is released to a medical professional like a OHA/P who then advises a manager on the contents without divulging specific information ...
Comment | 27 Mar 2010
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My employees health & safety
...uture. You do need good medical advice, possibly from her treating doctor if he understands the workplace issues, or from a suitable specialist, either a dermatologist or occupational physician. You will need your employee's consent before requesting a report and advice in accordance with the Access to Medical Reports Act 1988. You have a duty of care to your employee as well as customers, but your employee should have a duty too, so if she is unwilling to co-operate this is likely to be a serious disciplinary issue. There is normally no obligation for an employer to pay for treatment in UK. There are circumstance...
Comment | 7 Jul 2008
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Occupational health: an unnecessary expense?
... to provide occupational health services to staff is outlined in a range of regulations including the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, which state employers have a duty to carry out risk assessments, make health and safety arrangements to manage risks, and ensure staff have access to competent health and safety advice. There are also specific requirements under other individual pieces of legislation. For example, the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations 1988 require employers to assess and monitor the risks to employees associated with hazardous subs...
Magazine issue | 1 Apr 2007
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£20 if you can prove you’re competent
...ike a `volt-stick' to confirm that the supply is isolated before changing the bulb. It would, however, be wise to provide some very basic training about the risks involved even though this is a relatively low-risk activity. Remember that, in many cases, staff will need to work at height in order to access light bulbs, and that this is a common cause of accidents. Workplace Law Group Advisor Q 54 Splash of common sense How do I carry out a risk assessment on someone being baptised? There is a common law duty of care on all of us not to cause foreseeable injury by our actions. When considering thi...
Magazine issue | 1 Nov 2006
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Stress management special
...AC-RFC Ltd 33 GMB union 7 Greenwoods 8, 27 Health and Safety Executive (HSE) 7, 12, 13, 15, 19 Humberside Police 26 Inskip Partnership 8 Kennedys 8, 33 Knightsbridge Petroleum (UK) Ltd 33 Marks and Spencer 27 Martineau Johnson 19 Masons 7, 20 McGinley Recruitment Services 27 Mills & Reeve 8, 26 MPH Accessible Environments 8 National Union of Teachers 19 NHS 6, 8 North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service 8 Northumberland County Council 18 Osborne Clarke 6 Pfizer UK 1, 17 PME Ltd 12, 14 R&P Long Ltd 27 RMC 27 Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) 17 Scotland Yard 26 Somerset County Council 18, 19...
Magazine issue | 1 Nov 2004
