Echoing Christine - The student's request is for information to be used to
make an informed decision. The concern is risk of cross-infection of multi-
resistant infections that are a persisent problem in the CF community. No
names would be required.If a second student with CF applies for the same
course then both students would have a 'need to know'. Segregated clinics
and isolation from peers is part of the management of CF.
See: http://www.cftrust.org.uk/aboutcf/livingwithcf/crossinfection/
Amanda Kent
On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:04:26 -0000, Quinn, Christine
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>I don't think it would be unreasonable to tell them if there was another
>person with CF on the course (no names obviously) to give them the
>chance to avoid cross infection. In terms of social spaces, there is
>no more risk of infection (or the same risk of infection) as there is if
>they go to a supermarket or walk through a crowded street, or attend
>school or college, so not much we can do about that. All we can do is
>provide the information they request at the time and the student is then
>is a position to make an informed judgement about whether to register or
>not.
>
>Chris
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff.
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jackson, Erin
>Sent: 12 March 2008 11:55
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Cystic Fibrosis: pre-admission adjustments?
>
>Hello,
>
>I had contact from an applicant who has been offered a place to study.
>The applicant has Cystic Fibrosis and is concerned about cross infection
>form other students with CF. They have said that if there is another
>person with CF on the course, they could not accept the place to study.
>
>My questions are:
>1. If there was another applicant with CF, would it be acceptable to
>confirm this? I would have thought not due to confidentiality.
>2. Even if we could say that there were no students with CF with offers
>to study currently, we couldn't guarantee that none would apply later,
>and we couldn't turn a second applicant with CF away.....
>3. What about social/shared areas?
>
>Has anyone come across this before, and what reasonable adjustments
>could be made in this situation?
>
>Any advice appreciated!
>
>Thanks
>
>Erin Jackson
>
>Disability Adviser
>University of Bolton
>Tel: 01204 903087
>
>Fax: 01204 903809
>Minicom: 01204 903490
>www.bolton.ac.uk/disability
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