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It is in the employer's best interest if they seek such advice from those whom you have mentioned, but as far as I know there is no legal requirement for them to do so. Any court of law would not look favourably of any employer who had not sought expert advice in the first instance (Gp's are not necessarily the best experts to consult with but they can be very helpful and in any legal dispute any medical evidence would add value rather than none at all Sorry I cannot quote OH Law Diana Kloss should be able to give clarity on this fact? Rgs Jane -----Original Message----- From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jackie Stone Sent: 18 April 2011 12:52 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [OCC-HEALTH] Legal requirement to refer to an OHP Does anyone know if there is a legal precedent that employees have to be referred to an OHP or GP with OH qualifications before decisions about continued employment can be made by HR? I know that this is not the case but I could do with a referrence to put in the report I'm writing. Thanks for your help. Jackie ******************************** 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 ******************************** 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