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Medical Clearance Information

Medical Clearance Check 

If the completion of a medical is a condition of your offer, you will be required to undertake a health assessment.  This will be via an on-line platform provided by our appointed Occupational Health provider, Industrial Diagnostics Company Limited (Latus Group). 

The Medical Clearance (also referred to as Occupational Health) is split into two sections: 

  • Fitness to Train  
  • Vaccinations 

Fitness to Training – All Education and Pre-Registration Health Courses 

To achieve your Fitness to Train Certificate, you must complete a medical questionnaire with our Occupational Health provider Industrial Diagnostics Company Limited (Latus Group). 

Please see the steps below for how to complete this step of the process: 

  1. Please ensure you provide valid email address and phone number when signing up to your course.  Make sure you will access to this email address once you become a student  
  1. You will receive an email containing a link to the Medical Questionnaire.  The email will be sent from no-reply@ohims.co.uk 
  1. Read the email thoroughly and complete the Health Questionnaire. 
  1. You will receive a notification that the Health Questionnaire is complete.  
  1. You may require a telephone appointment if a declaration has been made. 
  2. In some cases, the University of Cumbria may need to carry out additional risk assessments for placements before your Medical Clearance can progress.  

 

For Education courses, the Fitness to train is the only element required to complete your Medical Clearance check. 

 

For Health courses, you will also have vaccinations which need to be completed before you are able to attend placement. Once your medical questionnaire has been completed and has been deemed Fit, your clearance will move to ‘pending’. If this is the only outstanding admissions check then you will be confirmed with Student Finance but you will not be a fully registered student until you have fully completed all aspects of the medical requirement.

 

If you have any queries regarding your Medical Questionnaire, you can contact our Occupational Health provider Industrial Diagnostics Company Limited (Latus Group) directly phone on: 01530 239190 or by email at: ohuocstudent@LatusGroup.co.uk 

 

Vaccinations – Health Courses Only. 

For applicants on Health courses, once your Fitness to Train Certificate has been obtained and cleared your Medical Clearance check will move to ‘Pending Check’.  You MUST complete all required vaccinations in order for your Medical Clearance to move to be passed. Depending on which Health course you are due to come on, you may require different vaccinations.   

Applicants on Health courses will receive a further email from no-reply@ohims.co.uk regarding their vaccinations.  If you have previously had these vaccinations done, you should obtain evidence of your past vaccinations and follow the instructions in the email to provide these to our Occupational Health provider Industrial Diagnostics Company Limited (Latus Group).  Below are some examples of the kinds of vaccination evidence you may need to provide as part of your Medical Clearance Check.   

  • Evidence of two MMR vaccines or blood test results showing immunity.  
  • Understand history of Chicken pox or blood test results showing immunity. 
  • Understand if you have had the BCG vaccine (TB). A scar may be visible. 
  • Evidence of three Hepatitis B vaccinations and a blood test result showing immunity (not required for Social Work). 
  • Further blood tests are required for some courses e.g. Paramedic and Midwifery courses. 

 

Vaccination Session 

If no evidence can be obtained and blood test results report non immune, additional vaccinations will be provided. 

  • 2 MMR vaccines to be given 4 weeks apart. 
  • 2 Varicella (Chicken pox virus) to be given 4 weeks apart. 
  • Standard course of Hepatitis B vaccinations - 3 vaccines given over the course of 6 months. You will only require two Hepatitis B doses before you can go on placement. This course requires a blood test to confirm immunity (after the 3rd dose). 
  • Hepatitis B booster vaccines will be given if necessary (depending on the immunity result).  

 

Vaccination Clinics will be arranged by our Occupational Health provider, Industrial Diagnostics Company Limited (Latus Group), and programmed into/around your timetable. 

 

Please be aware that if you are invited to attend one of our Vaccination Clinics, that your attendance is compulsory.  Failure to attend WILL result in delays with placements.   

 

If you have any queries regarding your vaccinations, you can contact our Occupational Health provider Industrial Diagnostics Company Limited (Latus Group) directly phone on: 01530 239190 or by email at: ohuocstudent@LatusGroup.co.uk 

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