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I would approach the problem on these lines: Is the information personal data in automated form? Is the information an Accessible Record? Is access permitted under other legisation (Access to Medical Reports)? If any of the above is yes, then the right of access applies now subject to an exemption If all NO, then right does not apply until October 24th next year. Does this make sense? -----Original Message----- From: MIME :[log in to unmask] Sent: 15 June 2000 11:07 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Health Records Advice pls. An employee consults her doctor, and gets signed off work for several months. Subsequently, her doctor is asked to report on her fitness for work. The employee asks her Doctor for a copy of the report he is submitting to her employer's occupational health organisatoin. S/he gives her the requested info. On her return to work she asks personnel for a copy of the report that the Occupational Health organisation supplied to her employer and it is refused. She believes following a discussion with her manager about her working hours that there is an inconsistency in what her doctor said and what the occupational health organisation said about her. I dont believe the employer is correct to do this, unless they can prove that releasing this data will be detrimental to her health and could cause harm. Comments pls Edwina Withe ******************** E-mail confidentiality notice ******************** This message is intended for the addressee only. It is private, confidential and may be covered by legal professional privilege or other legal or attorney/client privilege. If you have received this message in error, please notify us and remove it from your system. If you require assistance, please contact our London PC Support department (telephone +44 (0) 20 7490 6949). Masons is an international law firm with offices in London, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Brussels, Dublin, Hong Kong, Guangzhou and Singapore. Further information about the firm and a list of partners is available for inspection at 30 Aylesbury Street, London EC1R OER or from our Web site at www.masons.com *********************************************************************** %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%