Becoming a Police Constable in Kent - Kent Police

Protecting and serving the people of KentAlimentary systemIllness/injury/disease Police applicant NotesPeptic ulceration or dyspepsiaLikely to require further information, investigation Chronic pain may interfere with role.and assessment.Irritable bowel syndrome Likely to be suitable. Applicant under investigation; require»»Mild Likely to require further information, investigationclose proximity to the toilet; requireand assessment.codeine for control; or if the IBS has asignificant association with stress.Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s orulcerative colitis)Unlikely to be suitable, or if successfully treatedUC, likely to require further information,investigation and assessment.Chronic conditions with unpredictablecourse and relatively high surgicalintervention rates.Dietary conditions»»Coeliac disease»»Lactose intoleranceLikely to require further information, investigationand assessment.Likely to be suitable.Many sufferers will have minimalsymptoms with good dietary control andwill be suitable.»»Food allergy Likely to be suitable.HerniaLikely to be suitable assuming >3 months aftersuccessful surgical treatment.Training and operational role will becompromised due to local weakness inUntreated hernia refer to GP/defer till afterabdominal musculature. Hernia is likelysurgery.to increase in severity.Anal and perianal conditions Likely to be suitable Persistent perianal sepsis will causeActive chronic conditionsLikely to require further information, investigationand assessment.significant absence.Chronic liver diseaseUnlikely to be suitable.Biliary disease»»Gallstone disease Likely to require further information, investigationand assessment.»»Chronic biliary tree Unlikely to be suitable.Becoming a Police Constable in Kent – Application process33