Protect patients and colleagues from any risk posed by your health
- If you know or suspect that you have a serious condition that you could pass on to patients, or if your judgement or performance could be affected by a condition or its treatment, you must consult a suitably qualified colleague. You must follow their advice about any changes to your practice they consider necessary. You must not rely on your own assessment of the risk to patients.
- You should be immunised against common serious communicable diseases (unless otherwise contraindicated).
- You should be registered with a general practitioner outside your family.
Occupational physicians must also declare such concerns in their clinical appraisal.