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Hi Thanks for replying. Yes, I declared it when I started but they didn't seem too concerned initially -more concerned with me having asthma if anything. But apparently a nurse who took my bloods mentioned my scars to someone and it went on from there. The first I knew of any problem was a phonecall towards the end of module 2. I don't mind so much about the Allitt thing. I understand that people don't always have the best understanding of mental health issues and even more than that, I realise that they have to be careful to prevent things like that from happening. I just wish I didn't have to prove the fact I'm obviously in no way shape or form a danger to anyone. Or a way to prove it would be good...... If I'm successful in the interview next week, I'll get on to Occy Health and give them a heads up. Nursing is all I have ever wanted to do so I'm going to give it another try.

(EDIT because I forgot to say hello!) Hello everyone. I hope your Wednesday is going great so far I was wondering if anyone had any advice. I started my training last year but before the end of my first year, Occy Health 'took back' their previous clearance of me and I subsequently get chucked off the course. The reason I wasn't cleared (or rather I was, then they changed their minds) was because I have a hx of self harm when I was a teenager. The thinking being, in a nutshell, that Beverley Allitt had a hx of self harm so therefore all (past) self harmers are potential threats. I understand that the NHS has learned 'to think the unthinkable' as stated in the Clothier Report following the Allitt investigation and that all risks need to be prevented. But I was more than a bit miffed at being loosely compared to Allitt. I haven't been able to find any advice in what I can do to 'fix' the situation. I have an interview coming up for another nursing diploma (on the bright side, at least I have covered a lot of the work before!) and I have informed admissions that I will problems with Occy Health but as this is not their area and all health records are confidential anyway, they cannot help me much. I have googled a thousand times for the legal position, for the NMC's positions etc etc on where those people with mental health histories stand but to no avail. There seems to be no clear cut ineligibility rules so I can't find out if I should forget nursing forever or keep trying. I apologise for the long winded post whilst I meander around the point lol. Really, does anyone know of where I could go for advice, or does anyone have any experience of this? I have thought about maybe using the Disability Discrimination Act somehow but I don't know how! Thanks for reading.