David
The patient is entitled to a copy of your report (except in certain special circumstances), and this is provided for under the Data Protection Act 1998. However, as you provided a report to an OHS company (who would be the Data Controller), it is them she should ask for a copy of your report. Nonetheless, I think you'll probably find that the FOM Guidance on Ethics for OH Physicians and Diana Kloss would both suggest that generally it is good practice to provide the patient with a copy of a report about them.
Bashyr Aziz
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Occupational and environmental medicine and occupational health
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of David Williams
> Sent: 24 October 2005 15:41
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> Subject: Access to reports
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> I would like the group's advice on access to reports. I am a GP with
> Dip.OccMed and examine patients fo a local OHS company. A
> patient I examined
> recently is disputing the report from the OHS company to her
> employer and
> has asked me for a copy of my report to the OHS company.
> As far as I believe my Duty of Care is to the OHS company
> rather than the
> patient and I am not sure whether she is entitled to a copy
> of my report and
> if so under which regulations that comes.
>
> Dr David Williams
> Paignton
> Devon
>
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