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12:38:30 on Fri, 10 Jun 2005, Tim Trent
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>I'm with you on this and others who hold a similar view. The fact is that
>they *have* asked the trust. The trust now has to decide what to reply. My
>view is that the trust opens itself to many and various accusations if it
>makes any reply disclosing any facts, positive or negative, about the
>individual
>
>What if the Trust's records were incorrect? I have been known to arrive for
>an outpatient appointment to discover they believed I did not have one.
Was there anything in the enquiry which suggested the employee was a
patient? What if he was a salesman, and had an appointment with someone
who just happened to be a hospital administrator. Bunking off home, but
producing the appointment letter as an excuse, is a plausible scenario.
--
Roland Perry
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