Ian, what are you saying - that fitness to practice doesn't override the
DDA. What is your understanding if you don't think the below is correct?
Thanks
Brigid
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Sent: 07 June 2007 17:28
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Subject: Re: Fitness to practice issues
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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> > Senior Disability Adviser
> > Student Services
> > University of Bolton
> > Deane Rd
> > Bolton
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