Medical Questionnaire & Declaration of Health

For pre-registration programmes students are expected to attend 100% of the practical / tutorial / seminar sessions in academic modules and 100% of placement modules throughout their course of study; this is considered essential to developing safe practice. However, it is recognised some students, due to exceptional circumstances may not always meet this target. In such circumstances decisions will be made on an individual case by case basis.  This does not preclude students with disabilities or other identified needs from studying for these awards. Instead it is important to plan reasonable and timely adjustments to enable such students to meet these demands.

Students on all professional courses are required to participate in roles such as patients or clients for some practical and experiential group work sessions. All students are fully informed of procedures before any sessions and during Induction week they are required to sign a summary consent form, but again, if there is any potential that a health issue might impact upon such participation it is important that the University is aware as early as possible.

All students will be required to spend a minimum of 1000 hours involved in placements, in either hospitals or within the wider community. As such, they may come into contact with clients who have infectious conditions or with clients who are vulnerable to infections that students may be carrying. Although students are required to provide evidence of immunisation status as part of the admissions process, broader health information is important in order that we might identify any further need to protect students and/or vulnerable groups if necessary.

As soon as a student enrols onto a health or social care professions programme (e.g. Initial Teacher Education, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Physician Associate, Social Work, MBBS and Art Psychotherapy), he/she becomes subject to the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct of the relevant profession, for the duration of the programme and the rest of his/her professional career. These codes require the highest standards of personal conduct, honesty and integrity, in academic, professional and personal life, and also the ability of a student or practitioner to make insightful and appropriate judgements about their abilities to undertake the responsibilities required of them. There may be circumstances where, through no fault of the student’s, these demands are difficult to meet due in part to a health condition, and therefore advance notification of health needs can assist the University in identifying and supporting the student in such circumstances.