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My gut feeling is that management do not need to know why, unless after the appointment with the OHP (and employees' consent) an issue arises that would involve management or need their response. We would offer the employee an appointment with one of the OHN's who would then assess if they needed to see the OHP. Who runs this OH Service; because it appears that the employee did the right thing by coming to see you first. How did management get to know that this employee has asked for the referral/appointment? I agree that when like us, the OHP time is limited and is bought in, then yes, you do need to screen that referrals are appropriate. That is where the OHN comes in surely! That is the point of OH, not for management to decide. Ann Fisher Specialist Practitioner Occupational Health -----Original Message----- From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Brian McAllister Sent: 04 May 2007 13:12 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [OCC-HEALTH] Confidentiality/Privacy and access to the OHP Dear All, The OHP is a contracted service with limited appointments. The policy is that if employees wish to see the OHP they have to request this via their HR Manager. An employee was refused access to the OHP because he would not tell the manager why he wished to see the OHP. I believe as long as the HR manager does not request 'personal sensitive information/ medical information' as the OHP time is limited then the employee should indicate in broad terms why he is requesting to see the OHP e.g. is it a work related health and safety issue which may affect other employees? Is management entitled to ask why? (Employees can self refer to see myself the OHN, which is what he did. But I am uncertain as to the employees right to privacy vs health and safety.) Many thanks, Brian Occupational Health Nurse Belfast City Council, The Cecil Ward Building ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please remove this footer before replying. ARCHIVES http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html FORTHCOMING CONFERENCES AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH JOBS http://OHJobs.drmaze.net OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING COURSES http://home.wlv.ac.uk/~in6232/aohne/ The information contained in this email may be subject to public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Unless the information is legally exempt from disclosure, the confidentiality of this email and your reply cannot be guaranteed. The unauthorised use, disclosure, copying or alteration of this message or any information contained within it is forbidden. It is intended for the addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and delete the email from your system. The views expressed within this email are not necessarily the views or policies of the originating NHS organisation. E-mails are not considered a secure medium for sending personal information and may be at risk. Recipients should run anti-virus software before opening any attachments. All liability is excluded to the extent permitted by law for any claims arising from the use of this medium by this organisation. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please remove this footer before replying. ARCHIVES http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html FORTHCOMING CONFERENCES AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH JOBS http://OHJobs.drmaze.net OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING COURSES http://home.wlv.ac.uk/~in6232/aohne/