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David The patient is entitled to a copy of your report (except in certain special circumstances), and this is provided for under the Data Protection Act 1998. However, as you provided a report to an OHS company (who would be the Data Controller), it is them she should ask for a copy of your report. Nonetheless, I think you'll probably find that the FOM Guidance on Ethics for OH Physicians and Diana Kloss would both suggest that generally it is good practice to provide the patient with a copy of a report about them. Bashyr Aziz > -----Original Message----- > From: Occupational and environmental medicine and occupational health > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of David Williams > Sent: 24 October 2005 15:41 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Access to reports > > > I would like the group's advice on access to reports. I am a GP with > Dip.OccMed and examine patients fo a local OHS company. A > patient I examined > recently is disputing the report from the OHS company to her > employer and > has asked me for a copy of my report to the OHS company. > As far as I believe my Duty of Care is to the OHS company > rather than the > patient and I am not sure whether she is entitled to a copy > of my report and > if so under which regulations that comes. > > Dr David Williams > Paignton > Devon >