Sorry but is this correct? I am sure that the DRC would take a different view.
Ian
Quoting swift <[log in to unmask]>:
> Dear Brigid,
>
> Fitness to practice (i.e. protection of the public) overrides the DDA.
> However, qualifications bodies should take the DDA into account when
> looking
> at their professional standards.
>
> The Health/Life/Medicine Faculty at my uni takes the view that failure to
> disclose anything which may bring about fitness to practice issues is
> fraud,
> so failure to disclose may result in the student being asked to leave.
>
> >From a student perspective, you will have to prove that you are 'fit to
> practice', so it's much better to start this process as you begin
> university
> (no point in accruing debt for 3 years then finding out that you're unfit
> because you didn't disclose something). You can't be sent out on placement
> in some subjects without health forms etc. being filled in (and for some
> courses, you need to fill out a health form to even start the course).
> There may also be insurance issues.
>
> The other level that I have found disclosure helpful on as a student, is
> that I can actually explain (e.g.), 'Sorry, I've just started new
> medication
> which is affecting me like this...so I don't think that I should be trying
> to do x/y/z'; I can do this without feeling a complete nuisance (as on
> non-related A-levels where the response has been, 'you're telling us
> because....?)
>
>
>
> On 07/06/07, Callaghan, Brigid <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Dear all,
> >
> > I am sure you all know a lot about this, but I have recently started
> > working somewhere that offers different types of courses from my previous
> > institution such as teaching and other vocational courses and such. I do
> > not know much about 'Fit to Practice' issues - how does it sit with the
> > DDA? Also, one course asks students to fill in a health questionnaire
> and
> > again I wonder how this fits with the DDA. Apologies for my ignorance -
> can
> > anyone help?
> >
> > Brigid
> >
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