Summary To set the context, OH practitioners are subject to a common law duty of confidence. Breach of this can give rise to a civil action ...

Summary This page looks at how far OH practitioners may be personally liable under the Equality Act 2010 (EqA), where there is a breach of t...

The issue In practical terms, the problems often facing OH practitioners tend to arise from requirements imposed by the employer that confli...

Summary OH professionals will be aware of the need to preserve confidentiality. In the light of data protection law guidance, health questio...

The GDPR and Data Protection Bill are due to take effect on 25th May 2018. Diana Kloss considers workers’ rights to ask to see their health ...

The Data Protection Bill was introduced into Parliament on 13th September. Diana Kloss looks at the new Bill and EU data protection regulati...

The Court of Appeal held it ‘arguable’ there was a legal obligation to disclose genetic test results to the patient’s daughter, agains...

This page deals with the position where a worker or job applicant refuses consent for an OH report to go to management. Position of the OH p...

Essentials New data protection rules took effect on 25th May 2018, under the European GDPR and the UK Data Protection Act 2018. The individu...

The second part of Diana Kloss’s blog on the revised General Medical Council (GMC) guidance on confidentiality and how it will affect OH pra...

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