§ Dr. BrandTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will empower the Health and Safety Executive to examine with the permission of the patient the medical records of any person who suffers accidental exposure to organophosphates and other chemicals which results in admission to hospital or consultation with a doctor. [18162]
§ Angela EagleHSE may already examine medical records when it investigates reports of ill-health because of exposure to chemicals if the sufferer gives permission, except in special cases where the doctor judges that disclosure would itself put the patient at risk. Reported incidents of ill-health resulting from exposure to pesticides, veterinary and human medicines (including organophosphates) are assessed by expert panels who routinely examine medical records on this basis.