What to tell us when you apply – declaration tool

Who is it for?

Medical students and doctors should use this guide to find out what to tell us on their application.

What does it do?

This tool will help you decide whether to tell us about a health condition or fitness to practise issue.

It covers:

  • health conditions, including a long-term condition or serious communicable disease
  • cautions and convictions
  • fixed penalty notices and penalty notices for disorder
  • action taken against you by a medical school or employer
  • clinical negligence and medical negligence claims.

It will also help you to decide what extra information you give us based on your answers. But it doesn't tell you what documents related to your practice you need to send us. For example, your primary medical qualification or certificate of good standing.

What applications does this work for?

This tool can help you with applications to join or leave the register, change your registration status, restore your licence and complete your annual return for revalidation. 

Who is it for?

Before you start

Medical students and doctors should use this tool to find out whether they need to tell us about something on their application.

What does it do?

How long

The tool will advise you what information to give us if you need to tell us about a health condition or a fitness to practise issue.