Point of order...........Is fitness advice 'treatment'. Surely as advisors that's what we do, advise we don't treat. If he is a fitness advisor is he giving fitness advice or planning fitness programmes. I as I mentioned before, assessment of suitability to undertake a fitness programme can be covered by a simple yes/no questionnaire. Positive responses should be assessed by OH to ascertain he/she is actual fit enough to undertake the programme or maybe OH have already done that? In which case why would he need to have further information.
One of Anne's worms: - Is he going to make entries to the OH records.
And another worm - I am classed as part of the 'safety team' but that would not give automatic right even with a signed confidentiality agreement to the safety team having access to OH records.
Sue
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From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Anne Harriss
Sent: 12 June 2007 16:55
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Subject: Re: [OCC-HEALTH] Confidentiality
on 13/6/07 2:06 pm, Glenn Raybone at [log in to unmask] wrote:
> Hello Amanda,
>
> can I play devil's advocate? If this 'fitness advisor' is part of the
> OH Team then does this not mean he may need to have access to staff notes?
> For example he may need to gain detail on past history etc. If he had
> to get written consent each time this would be very time consuming. He
> could of course ask to have a look, but what if you were on leave?
>
> I suppose it depends on why he needs access, and what he does with the
> info. Is it to aid treatment or merely to pass an hour?
>
> I guess the problem I'm wrestling with is if he's paid out of the OH
> budget, and part of the team then does this allow direct access? I
> have to admit the more I think about this the less sure I am myself!
>
> Can you let us know how it develops?
>
> Regards
>
> Glenn
>
>
Hi Glenn
Using this logic - Would the same right of access be given to other non-clinical team members such as an ergonomist, safety advisor or occupational hygienist. It soon develops into a can of worms.
Anne
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