to a degree i think it may help improve practice .. i often see a lot of opinions/ advice that has no apparent justification.. if it makes us clearer on that as a profession then that's a good thing 2010/1/27 [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> > Hello Ian > > The employee has the right to ask for inaccurate information to be > rectified. They do not have the right to ask for the opinion of the > professional to be changed providing that the opinion is based on accurate > information (ie in the light of the previous sentence). > > Hope this is helpful > > Anne Harriss > Course Director > LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY > > > On 27/1/10 21:23, "Ian watkinson" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > Re: The recent GMC guideline changes regarding employee' access to OH > reports. > > > > Is there any actual right for the employee to censor, edit or defer the > > contents of the OH report prior to despatch? They may challenge the > facts, > > but they cannot challenge a professional's opinion, which, after all is > the > > nub of the report. In the light of this what is the point of allowing > prior > > access to the report? > > > > I welcome your thoughts and opinions. > > > > ******************************** > > Please remove this footer before replying. > > > > OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: > > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html > > > > CONFERENCES AND STUDY DAYS: > > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH > > > > OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING EDUCATION > > http://www.aohne.org.uk > > > > ******************************** > Please remove this footer before replying. > > OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html > > CONFERENCES AND STUDY DAYS: > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH > > OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING EDUCATION > http://www.aohne.org.uk > ******************************** Please remove this footer before replying. OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html CONFERENCES AND STUDY DAYS: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING EDUCATION http://www.aohne.org.uk