Thanks Anne,
The 'incident' happened Friday & my fitness adviser is still sulking. As
I said we have a meeting this afternoon to hopefully clear this up
Regards
Amanda Savage
Senior Occupational Health Adviser
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Subject: Re: [OCC-HEALTH] Confidentiality
Hi Jeremy & list
Signing a confidentiality agreement is one way forward. I have worked in
one
organisation which provide an on-site gym and fitness trainers, weren't
we
lucky. This covers the back of the OHS manager but does not address the
wishes of those to whom the records refer.
There may be clients of an OH service, myself included, who may not wish
their fitness trainer to have access to their OH records. If I became
aware
that they had had access to my OH records without my consent I would be
very
cross.
Another option: if there are good business reasons for the fitness
trainer
to have access to OH records then they could get permission from their
clients to have access to their OH notes as and when the need arises.
What are the views of others?
Anne
On 13/6/07 09:31, "Jeremy Smith" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Amanda,
>
> My question would be why does the fitness trainer need access to the
OH
> files? If there is a definite business need then could they not sign
a
> confidentiality agreement the same way that your non medically
qualified
> admin staff do?
>
> Jeremy
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of Anne Harriss
> Sent: 12 June 2007 10:18
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [OCC-HEALTH] Confidentiality
>
> on 13/6/07 8:45 am, Amanda Savage at [log in to unmask] wrote:
>
>> Hi Again,
>> I have a query..
>> I manage a team of OHAs & we have admin support we also have a
fitness
>
>> adviser as part of the team. Last week I 'caught' the fitness adviser
>> reading someone's OH records & spoke to him about confidentiality -
he
>
>> seemed very confused and to be honest very put out as he 'had always
>> had access the records' & had been given them by a member of the
admin
>
>> team. I spoke to him about medical confidentiality & access to
medical
>
>> records but he still maintains he has 'the right' to view OH records
I
>
>> strongly disagree - as I am resonsible for the information in the
>> records where do I stand?
>> He is not medically qualified but has a degree in fitness.
>>
>
> The fitness adviser should not have access to OH records. He is going
to
> be most put out, I am sure, but as you manage the service you are
> responsible for ensuring the records are dealt with in an appropriate
> manner including how hey are stored and who has access to these
records.
> I would raise this issue with the fitness adviser and the admin staff
so
> that everyone is clear.
>
> Anne
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