In many cases an employer, as part of their investigation of a claim, will require an injured worker to be examined by their doctor of choice. The employer must provide the worker's general practitioner with a copy of any report provided by the examining doctor.
A party who relies on a medical report to support or challenge a claim for compensation must provide the other party with a copy of the report within 7 days of it being received or not later than 30 days after the medical examination unless the Tribunal permits otherwise.
Failure to provide a medical report within the times stated may prevent the report from being used as evidence in a hearing by the Tribunal.
All reports received by the worker or employer must also be provided to the worker's General Practitioner within the same time frames.
This applies to all reports obtained by any party whether or not they are being relied upon in the claim for compensation, but other parties are not entitled to see reports provided to the GP.
