title: Medical reports and the law.
abstract: Over the past few months several serious and potentially disturbing cases have been raised by occupational health nurses concerning their employers' requests for access to or control over the medical records of their employees. In this, the first of two articles, Gillian Howard examines the legal and ethical issues surrounding the keeping, obtaining and disclosure of medical records and reports.
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authors.lastname: Howard
mesh_terms: D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004651:Employment / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008499:Medical Records / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006113:United Kingdom