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13 years 1 week ago #78319 by Ros1e

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hello all I'm new to the forum so please bear with me. I have my IB appeal coming up in a couple of weeks, and in the appeals papers I have just noticed that on the back of the medical assessment conducted by ATOS it says "HARMFUL INFORMATION NOT TO BE COPIED TO CLAIMANT"... what does this mean? And are they allowed to withhold information from me? Any advice much appreciated. Thanks in advance

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13 years 1 week ago #78323 by Survivor

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An example of the sort of scenario I think it refers to would be where your doctor thinks you only have a short while to live but hasn't discussed it with you yet, or where you have a mental condition but have no insight into your problems and your psychiatrist needs time to gain your trust before discussing it with you more or where it would cause unnecessary distress because you couldn't make sense of the information anyway.

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13 years 1 week ago #78324 by Gordon

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Rosie

Welcome to the forum, you might want to have a look at the following FAQ to help you navigate around.

Welcome to Benefits and Work

There are some circumstances where a doctor may decide that information in your records, might cause cause you harm if you were aware of it, this is referred to as harmful information.

This does not mean that the information is harmful, but it might be.

You may still be able to gain access to this information by raising a Subject Access Request, however, access has to be authorised a an appropriate health care professional, so your request may still be denied.

Hope this explains it

Gordon

Nothing on this board constitutes legal advice - always consult a professional about specific problems

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13 years 1 week ago #78338 by Ros1e

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hi Gordon,
many thanks for your reply. I find it hard to believe these people can write stuff about someone and not have to divulge it. Your answer is very helpful thanks!

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13 years 1 week ago #78340 by Ros1e

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hello Survivor
many thanks for your reply, if either of the above points were true in my case then they should have found me unfit for work, which they didn;t... so I have to assume it's something else. Thankyou for your informative reply, very helpful

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