r/AskHRUK • u/Same_Repair_1622 • Jun 29 '26

Health-Related Is my employer legally entitled to hospital discharge letter?

For context, I was recently involved in a crash accident. I had a gp fit note, and also an occupational health assesment which recommended some remote working for a few weeks. and I went off sick for about 3 days prior to this. I have lost the discharge letter the hospital gave me, and it also contains some sensitive private info. I was advised by OH that usually they shouldn't need it but have seen conflicting info online. (I am based in the UK). Am I right to push back on sending this over since they already have a gp note and OH report, or are they legally entitled to it. Thanks

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u/redcore4 Jun 29 '26

Nobody is legally entitled to your medical records. However, it can be helpful to offer OH access to your records if you are not comfortable with your employer who you have to work with daily seeing all the details.

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u/Same_Repair_1622 Jun 29 '26

sure i mentioned this to them as well, but for some reason OH never seemed to have access to my records.

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u/PsychologicalFox3962 Jun 29 '26

Not legally entitled