Dear Andy
You might be interested in some of the information arising from a research
project into the barriers faced by disabled entrants to the nursing
profession. I don't know whether this contains any specific reference to
ADHD. Further details can be obtained at the following website.
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/sociology/pgres/sr.htm
Best Wishes
Mark Priestley
Centre for Disability Studies
University of Leeds
LEEDS
LS2 9JT
UK
tel: +44 113 233 4417
fax: +44 113 233 4415
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies
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Subject: nursing education stopped for person with AD/HD
hi everyone
I was recently contacted by a family concerned about their daughter having
difficulties in continuing her pre-nursing course. I guess they are
thinking this could be discrimination and stereotyping other peoples
difficulties with AD/HD to their daughter. Anyway they have provided
information about this situation in an E-mail to me to relayed on to you.
If anyone has a helpful ideas you can E-mail them directly or I can act as a
relay. See their message below.
Andy
www.hi2u.org
My daughter Sian was diagnosed with ADHD in 1997. Since then she has been
on Ritalin, purely for concentration reasons. She is now 16 and has just
finished her GCSE's. She has obtained good results which have enabled her
to start a pre-nursing at the beginning of September at the Cambridge
Regional College. She is currently spending 3 days a week at the college
and 2 days at Addenbrookes Hospital. Sian has had to fill in an
occupational health form which has resulted in a various telephone calls
asking for additional information. Information was only provided by Sian's
consultant, which was seen and approved by us. The occupational Health
department at the hospital have now informed us via the college that Sian
will no longer be able to continue as because she may lose concentration
when on the ward and consequently put a patient at risk. This decision was
made by a doctor who has had no personal contact with Sian in order to
assess her.
Any advice or information that you could provide would be greatly
appreciated. In particular we would like to hear from anybody who has been
in the same or similar position, especially if they work in a hospital with
ADHD.
Stephen and Tracey Douglas
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