Standard Health Check

jamilreyes

My wife has been offered a job at a hospital as a pethologist. The job is non-EPP Post  (non-exposure prone procedures), meaning she won’t have direct contact with patients and possibly only with dead patients doing post-mortem or autopsy work. How  are the standard medical checks conducted for new NHS staff in 2020-2021? Will they take blood from her for Hepatitis B presence? Is it required and mandatory for non-EPP posts? As with the health questionnaire with the General Medical Council (GMC), is it ok not to declare it? Will she get in trouble if she doesn’t? Will her GMC full registration be affected if she declares it? What happens if she doesn’t declare it? I’m scared that she might not be eligible for GMC registration if she declares it? Some 2019-2020 NHS document says you don’t have to declare it if it involves a non-EPP post you see. Also, an option to tell the Occupational Health Department at her workplace is being considered by us as it will be in confidence. I don’t know how the standard Pre-employment health check will be conducted, how is this done please, is it only via a questionnaire that has to be filled in? As for the GMC, will they still go thru with her full GMC registration if she declares it or this night jeopardise her registration and the possibility of her being discriminated is quite likely. 

Can we just not declare it with the GMC and not declare it in the health check questionnaire pre-employment? She after all will not be in direct contact to any patients. As a pathologist, they only work in Laboratories and just deal with mainly microscopes. I need help please as this is our only ticket and golden opportunity. 

Your thoughts would be highly appreciated. It is a matter of urgency so we can beat the 2nd wave of Covid 19 please. Please help. Many thanks. 

Marcon

jamilreyes said:

My wife has been offered a job at a hospital as a pethologist. The job is non-EPP Post  (non-exposure prone procedures), meaning she won’t have direct contact with patients and possibly only with dead patients doing post-mortem or autopsy work. How  are the standard medical checks conducted for new NHS staff in 2020-2021? Will they take blood from her for Hepatitis B presence? Is it required and mandatory for non-EPP posts? As with the health questionnaire with the General Medical Council (GMC), is it ok not to declare it? Will she get in trouble if she doesn’t? Will her GMC full registration be affected if she declares it? What happens if she doesn’t declare it? I’m scared that she might not be eligible for GMC registration if she declares it? Some 2019-2020 NHS document says you don’t have to declare it if it involves a non-EPP post you see. Also, an option to tell the Occupational Health Department at her workplace is being considered by us as it will be in confidence. I don’t know how the standard Pre-employment health check will be conducted, how is this done please, is it only via a questionnaire that has to be filled in? As for the GMC, will they still go thru with her full GMC registration if she declares it or this night jeopardise her registration and the possibility of her being discriminated is quite likely. 

Can we just not declare it with the GMC and not declare it in the health check questionnaire pre-employment? She after all will not be in direct contact to any patients. As a pathologist, they only work in Laboratories and just deal with mainly microscopes. I need help please as this is our only ticket and golden opportunity. 

Your thoughts would be highly appreciated. It is a matter of urgency so we can beat the 2nd wave of Covid 19 please. Please help. Many thanks. 

I'm baffled. What do you think she should not declare?

Brynsam

Marcon said:

jamilreyes said:

My wife has been offered a job at a hospital as a pethologist. The job is non-EPP Post  (non-exposure prone procedures), meaning she won’t have direct contact with patients and possibly only with dead patients doing post-mortem or autopsy work. How  are the standard medical checks conducted for new NHS staff in 2020-2021? Will they take blood from her for Hepatitis B presence? Is it required and mandatory for non-EPP posts? As with the health questionnaire with the General Medical Council (GMC), is it ok not to declare it? Will she get in trouble if she doesn’t? Will her GMC full registration be affected if she declares it? What happens if she doesn’t declare it? I’m scared that she might not be eligible for GMC registration if she declares it? Some 2019-2020 NHS document says you don’t have to declare it if it involves a non-EPP post you see. Also, an option to tell the Occupational Health Department at her workplace is being considered by us as it will be in confidence. I don’t know how the standard Pre-employment health check will be conducted, how is this done please, is it only via a questionnaire that has to be filled in? As for the GMC, will they still go thru with her full GMC registration if she declares it or this night jeopardise her registration and the possibility of her being discriminated is quite likely. 

Can we just not declare it with the GMC and not declare it in the health check questionnaire pre-employment? She after all will not be in direct contact to any patients. As a pathologist, they only work in Laboratories and just deal with mainly microscopes. I need help please as this is our only ticket and golden opportunity. 

Your thoughts would be highly appreciated. It is a matter of urgency so we can beat the 2nd wave of Covid 19 please. Please help. Many thanks. 

I'm baffled. What do you think she should not declare?

I guess Hep B. OP, why not ring the GMC and ask them? You don't need to give your name - simply say you are enquiring for someone else.

Savvy_Sue

I don't know much about Hep B, but in general it's a really bad idea to withhold information that may come back and bite you on the posterior. 

So if she is ever likely to be unwell with Hep B, or need special treatment or consideration when compared with someone who does NOT have it, I'd declare it. 

But phoning to ask is the next best thing. 

Smodlet

If you have a notifiable organism, why would you not declare it?  Either your wife is fit for the job or she is not.  How could she or you conceive of putting even one other person at risk by withholding this information?  Don't you think there is enough infection at this time?

oh_really

Is there a Hep diagnosis? If so she should declare it as she may put others (colleagues) at risk.