Hi Ruth Agree with others views but it may also be worth pointing out that if you did release the notes without consent and under duress and that ever came out in court, both you and the company would be toast - and they should know that. The risk of not doing this properly as much theirs as yours. Lindsey -----Original Message----- From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Argyle, Ruth (Clinical Nurse Lead) Sent: 17 October 2014 19:42 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [OCC-HEALTH] Release of OH notes. Hi all I have been told to release OH notes to the company solicitor. They inform me that they do not need to gain consent as they own the notes. I have always worked on the ethic that consent has to be gained from the person involved before this can be allowed. The persons involved are the firms data protection officer and solicitor ... I am struggling with this as pressure is being applied from high. Any advice welcomed. Many thanks Ruth Sent from my blackberry regards Ruth - - This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the recipient(s) only. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient(s) is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error please notify the sender immediately and destroy the material whether stored on a computer or otherwise. Any views or opinions presented within this e-mail are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of South Wales Fire and Rescue Service, unless otherwise specifically stated. All mail sent to and from this address will be monitored by our corporate e-mail system and may be scrutinised by persons other than the addressee for unsuitable content or contraventions of policy. If this is unacceptable to you please do not use this method of communication with the South Wales Fire and Rescue Service. Mae'r neges e-bost hon ac unrhyw ffeiliau sydd ynghlwm wrthi yn gwbl gyfrinachol ac wedi'u bwriadu at sylw y person neu sefydliad y maent wedi eu cyfeirio ato yn unig. Na chaniateir i chi adolygu, ailanfon, lledaenu na defnyddio'r wybodaeth uchod ar unrhyw gyfrif: peidiwch a chymryd unrhyw gamau o ganlyniad a gan ddibynnu arni. Os ydych wedi derbyn y neges e-bost hon ar gam, wnewch chi hysbysu'r anfonydd ar unwaith a dileu'r e-bost a'i chynnwys oddi ar eich system os gwelwch yn dda. Barn neu safbwyntiau'r awdur yw'r rhai a fynegir yn y neges e-bost hon ac nid ydynt yn adlewyrchu o anghenraid barn neu safbwyntiau Gwasanaeth Tan Ac Achub De Cymru onis dywedir yn bendant fel arall. Bydd pob eitem o bost a anfonir i'r cyfeiriad hwn yn cael ei monitro gan sustem e-bost corfforaethol y Gwasanaeth Tan ac efallai y caiff ei harchwilio gan berson arall, sy ddim o reidrwydd y derbynnydd gwreiddiol, er mwyn dod o hyd i ddefnydd o ddeunydd anaddas neu dorri rheolau polisiau. Os nad yw hyn yn dderbyniol i chi, peidiwch a defnyddio'r dull yma o gyfathrebu a Gwasanaeth Tan Ac Achub De Cymru. ******************************** 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