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I have frequently encountered such requests from HR. Some HR professionals haven't thought it through. With the informed consent of the individual, I am happy to detail the implications of their health issue but in my view it is usually a pointless exercise giving more specific details such as the actual diagnosis. For example would it help the manager to know that their employee has a health condition such as Reiter's Syndrome? - What they need to be aware of are the implications of that condition. Rather like a mechanic giving me a long breakdown of which particular part of my car engine is not working properly. I need to know the implications of those faults and the cost of putting them right. To be told my carburetor is not working efficiently does not really assist me. I am no wiser in relation to working out whether this is a terminal problem. I want to be able to drive my car. Knowing how much it will cost to put right and whether my car will break down/be unsafe to drive/fail an MOT test next week is much more enlightening. If HR want more specific details than I have always put the onus on them to get the consent of the employee to even ask for this information and then I would also seek informed consent from the employee to provide this degree of detail. Anne On 11/07/2014 21:54, "Christine Mortell" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Good evening, I had a difficult day with HR yesterday. HR seeking access to > medical report. I provided a synopsis of the report and this still was not > enough for them They are now seeking a meeting with me re; sharing of medical > information. HR want to issue employees with a consent form allowing access to > medical reports. OH Dept does not have a procedure around consent to medical > reports. Advice needed..... > > ******************************** > 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