Occupational Health

We recommend that no candidate for nursing in whom there is evidence of major personality disorder should be employed in the profession (para 5.4.11)

We recommend that nurses should undergo formal health screening when they obtain their first posts after qualifying (para 5.5.13).

We recommend that the possibility be reviewed of making available to Occupational Health departments any records of absence through sickness from any institution which an applicant for a nursing post …

We recommend that procedures for management referrals to Occupational Health should make clear the criteria which should trigger such referrals (para 5.5.14).

We recommend that further consideration be given to how the suggestion of the Chairman of the Association of NHS Occupational Physicians (see para 5.5.16) could be applied in practice (para …

We recommend that consideration be given to how General Practitioners might, with the candidate's consent, be asked to certify that there is nothing in the medical history of a candidate …