Posted by xbunny on July 18, 2005, at 18:52:13 [reposted on July 21, 2005, at 8:28:59 | original URL]
In reply to Depression and discrimination, posted by Meri-Tuuli on July 18, 2005, at 16:51:29
> Hey guys -
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> Now my friend has just been refused entry into a nursing degree, which is totally unacceptable, because she is over qualified. However, on her form, there was a section on mental health, which asked if you had any mental health problems. Now she put that she had been on antidepressants (and hence admitted that she suffered from depression) since the death of her grandfather.
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> Now, could this be the reason why she was refused entry onto a nursing diploma? I don't know much about the UK nursing system, but surely it wouldn't matter if she were on ADs or not? Any insights would be really helpful, since the college (glasow caledonian) wouldn't give her an answer.I would doubt it (but anythings possible), like the US the UK has disability discrimination laws and public bodies and education establishments tend to be pro rather than against people with illnesses. If I were her I would push more for answer as to why she was refused its seems very odd they wouldnt give any kind of reason. Buns
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