Employees should be aware that only themselves and their doctors and other authorized health professionals have the right to access and review their private medical reports. It is crucial for your treating doctor to obtain medical reports about your health problems and the prescribed treatment in order to provide the necessary medical care and make appropriate decisions regarding your fitness to do your job safely and without endangering your health or the safety of others. |
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Your line manager or direct boss should not ask you to provide them with your confidential medical reports or information in any form verbally or hard copies or electronically (email), instead they should guide you to take all confidential medical reports to the medical professionals who would review them and advise you accordingly. With advice from your doctor regarding what health information to be communicated and what to be withheld you should be able to notify your direct supervisor without disclosing much of your medical details.
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