Occupational Health

Confidentiality Statement

The service is medically confidential. Medical records are securely stored in line with the data protection requirements and only accessible to occupational health staff. All occupational health staff adhere to a strict code of ethics in relation to the confidentiality of all consultations, telephone contact and the maintenance of medical records.

The only exception to this rule is where an individual has refused consent but the OH practitioner is ordered to disclose information by a court of law. Without exception the administrative members of OH will not divulge any information on any matter about any individual seen in OH to a third party.

Reports to management concerning an individual's fitness for work will always be discussed and agreed with the individual concerned prior to sending the report. This advice should be treated by the recipient as sensitive personal data in respect of the Data Protection Act 1998 and the University policy on data protection (Cambridge only). This means that the advice can be shared by the recipient only and with the individual's consent with others who have a legitimate need to know eg, because they will be responsible for implementing adjustments in the workplace.