

Accessing medical records held by Occupational Health The Occupational Health Service collects anonymized statistical information for audit, evaluation and freedom of information purposes only. All personal and sensitive data that we hold is processed according to the requirements of the Data Protection Act and GDPR legislation 2018. We keep paper based and electronic records of the information you provide to us. How we manage the information you share with us if disclosure is necessary to prevent the exposure of you or others to a risk of death or serious harm in these cases we will continue to work with you and keep you informed - only the minimum information would be disclosed.instruction to disclose by a Court Order.We can only release information without your consent in very rare, exceptional circumstances - these are: If there is evidence of a medical condition arising from work activities we will discuss this with you and seek your consent to provide advice to your manager about the next steps at work to protect your health. By law we will need to give an outcome of the assessment to the relevant manager this will almost always be limited to a recommendation of fitness to continue with the usual work. Personal information conveyed to Occupational Health will not be disclosed to anyone without your explicit and informed consent (other than in exceptional circumstances as outlined below). This advice should be treated by the recipients as sensitive personal data in respect of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and related UK data protection legislation. OHS will provide advice to the University and its departments without breaching medical confidentiality by disclosing any medical conditions. All staff, both clinical and non-clinical, cannot and will not disclose medical information of employees in their charge without the prior consent of those employees. Urgent support advice for mental health crisis: an employee's guideĪll OHS staff work to a strict code of ethics concerning the confidentiality of consultations and medical records.Urgent support advice for mental health crisis: a manager's guide.Sharps, bite, splash and needlestick injuries.Immunisations, blood borne viruses and infection control requirements for medical students.
