Ethics Guidance for Occupational Health Practice 9th Edition - Book - Page 6
Destruction of records including electronic data ............................................................................ 43
Ownership & Transfer of Records ......................................................................................................... 44
Ownership....................................................................................................................................................... 44
Transfer of records ...................................................................................................................................... 44
Where a company changes its occupational health provider..................................................... 44
Where an organisation (employer or occupational health provider) closes down............. 45
Where a worker changes job ................................................................................................................... 45
Consent and the UK GDPR ....................................................................................................................... 46
Capacity ........................................................................................................................................................... 47
Consent for treatment................................................................................................................................ 48
Human Tissue Act 2004 ............................................................................................................................. 49
Consent for the preparation and release of an occupational health report.......................... 50
Principle of no surprises ............................................................................................................................ 50
Consent process ........................................................................................................................................... 51
Where the worker asks to see the report before it is sent ........................................................... 52
Withdrawal of consent ............................................................................................................................... 53
Access Rights ................................................................................................................................................. 53
Access to records by worker (data subject access requests) ....................................................... 53
Access to Health Records Act 1990 ...................................................................................................... 54
Access to Medical Reports Act 1988 .................................................................................................... 54
Employers seeking health records or reports directly from the worker’s GP or specialist55
Disclosure........................................................................................................................................................ 55
Disclosure of confidential information with consent ..................................................................... 56
Disclosure to employers ............................................................................................................................ 56
Disclosure of anonymised data .............................................................................................................. 57
Disclosure of information to others ...................................................................................................... 58
Disclosure to auditors ................................................................................................................................ 58
Solicitors .......................................................................................................................................................... 58
Disclosure of confidential information without consent............................................................... 60
Disclosure by law ......................................................................................................................................... 60
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