Donna,
When dealing with such a situation it is important that HR realise
that you are acting on behalf of the company, as well as the employee. The
GP acts only for the employee and therefore can not provide specialist
advice based on an in depth knowledge of their working environment and
associated hazard/risk ratio's. Request for reports are wasted time and
money if those requesting do not appreciate which questions to ask to
recieve appropriate and helpful answers. Reports are based on factual
information and there interpretation requires both medical and workplace
knowledge which HR does not have.Although not aware of any specific
precident I feel an Industrial Tribunal would look very dimley on non
medical personnel basing opinions on Medical reports especially if they
have access to a department that can give specific medical advice
on 'Fitness to Work' in relation to medical diagnosis.
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