Do you require adjustments to your assessment due to a health need
- Do you require adjustments to your assessment due to a health need
- Booking, changing or cancelling your revalidation assessment
- What happens on your assessment day
What can we do to support you?
If you have an additional health need that may affect your assessment performance, we may be able to make adjustments to practical arrangements of the assessment. We won’t be able to change the standard of the assessment.
We offer adjustments on a case-by-case basis, using the information and evidence you provide. These are examples of reasonable adjustments we’ve made in past assessments:
| Doctor requirement | Reasonable adjustment made |
|---|---|
| Motor difficulties and impaired vision |
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| Dyslexia |
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| Pregnancy |
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What do you need to do?
So that we can make a decision on any adjustments, you must send us the following information:
- Details of why you require a reasonable adjustment, such as the nature of your health needs.
- What adjustments you require or the barriers you need the adjustments to address.
- An original letter, certificate or medical report from an appropriate professional confirming the nature of your health needs and the functional impact of the disability in an assessment environment.
- The letter, certificate or medical report must also include recommendations for adjustments we could make. For example, if extra time is requested, your report should recommend how much additional time is required and what was considered to reach this figure.
If we receive a request without this information, it will delay our decision.
If you'd like us to consider reasonable adjustments, please contact us as soon as possible.
When do you need to do this?
If you believe you need an adjustment, you should contact us before booking your assessment to discuss this with us. This is to make sure we have time to review your request and agree a date that we can run the assessment with the adjustments you require in place.
If you book an assessment before requesting any adjustments you need, this may mean we are not able to make the required adjustments in time for the assessment you have booked.
If you have already booked an assessment and require adjustments, you should contact us as soon as possible. We may need to rearrange your assessment date to allow us time to put adjustments in place.
What if you disagree with the adjustments we have offered?
If you wish to request different adjustments to those we have offered, we may ask you for further information and evidence so we can consider your request further.
If you do not agree with our final decision, you can ask for this to be considered under our complaints procedure by emailing feedback@gmc-uk.org.
Please contact us as soon as possible to discuss your requirements.
