Hello All,
I need some advice please.
Background
An employee failed a drugs test after testing positive for cannabis. When he
was retested a month or so later he tested negative for cannabis but positive
for opiates. When questioned he said that he was taking cocodamol as
prescribed by GP. Drugs test sent to lab, confirmed positive test for opiates
but for dihydrocodeine and not cocodamol.
I requested a medical report from his GP which I received today. In it it
stated that he was prescribed cocodamol but this was 10 days after his last
drugs test.
I emailed my HR manager who requested a copy of his medical report for part
of his investigation. I refused on grounds of confidentiality. HR manager isn't
happy.
Would I be able to gather information from the medical report and write a
report for her without giving any medical information? HR manager is also
saying that we (me) ammend the medical consent form so that
HR/Management can gain access to the report.
Am I right in thinking that GP's send different reports to people requesting
them depending on who is asking for them ie OH/HR?
Is this common between OH/HR regarding confidentiality and medical reports
or am I just unlucky?
Your help and advice would be much appreciated.
Regards
Julie
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