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Protecting and serving the people of KentNeurological disordersIllness/injury/disease Police applicant NotesEpilepsy – single seizure.Likely to require further information,investigation and assessment.Those in whom no abnormality is foundshould have their acceptance for entrydeferred for a period of 18 months 1 .Epilepsy – recurrent seizures. Unlikely to be suitable. Assessment should be made on a case bycase basis.Migraine.Likely to require further information,investigation and assessment.Headaches/severe headaches.Likely to be suitable.Head Injuries.Likely to require further information,investigation and assessment.Subarachnoid haemorrhageLikely to require further information,investigation and assessment.Transient Ishaemic Attacks.Hydrocephalus/insertion of shunts.Multiple sclerosis.Motor neurone disease, cerebellaataxias, progressive peripheralneuropathy and Parkinson’s disease.Likely to require further information,investigation and assessment.Unlikely to be suitable.Likely to require further information,investigation and assessment.Unlikely to be suitable.Consideration should be given toapplicants deferring entry for 12 months.It is recommended that applicantssuffering from MS be deferred for 12months after the date of appearance oftheir last set of symptoms.1There is a high risk of recurrence during this time. If the seizure has occurred within the past 18months it is recommended that entry to the Police service be deferred for that period. If it is clear thatthe condition is likely to be permanent, then the applicant is unlikely to be suitable.Becoming a Police Constable in Kent – Application process46
Protecting and serving the people of KentConditions affecting mental and psychiatric healthRecommended mental and psychiatric health standards.Illness/injury/disease Police applicant NotesDisorders first diagnosed in childhood oradolescence.May not be suitable but further information,investigation, assessment required.Assessment should be made on a case bycase basis.Cognitive and Amnestic disorders. Unlikely to be suitable. Assessment should be made on a case bycase basis.Substance related disorders.Schizophrenia/Schizophreniformdisorder/Schizoaffective disorder/Delusional disorder.Mood disorders/Depression/Bipolardisorders.Generalised Anxiety Disorder/PanicDisorder/Phobic Anxiety/ObsessiveCompulsive Disorder/AdjustmentDisorder/Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.Somatoform disorders/Factitiousdisorders/Dissociative disorders/ChronicFatigue Syndrome.Eating disorders.Unlikely to be compatible but furtherinformation and assessment will be needed.May not be suitable but further information,investigation, assessment required.Likely to require further information,investigation and assessment.Likely to require further information,investigation and assessment.Likely to require further information,investigation and assessment.Likely to require further information,investigation and assessment.Assessment should be made on a case bycase basis.Assessment should be made on a case bycase basis.Personality disorders. Unlikely to be suitable. Assessment should be made on a case bycase basis.Becoming a Police Constable in Kent – Application process47
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