Medical Questionnaire Short-Form

The Medical Questionnaire Short-Form should be issued to successful candidates where Job Application Form III has been used.

Health questions after a job offer

Employers must be aware that they are prohibited from asking candidates questions about their health before offering them a job (or, where they are not yet in a position to offer work, before including them in a pool of candidates from whom they intend to select), except where a question is necessary for a limited purpose allowed by the Equality Act 2010, such as establishing whether a candidate can carry out a function intrinsic to the work or whether reasonable adjustments are needed for an interview or other assessment.

What the short-form medical questionnaire covers

The form includes sections covering:

• personal details;
• General Practitioner’s details;
• Equality Act 2010;
• past medical history; and
• declaration.

Consent, medical reports and GDPR health data

The employer is required to obtain the candidate’s express consent to seek a medical report.

Information about an individual’s health is one of the special categories of data under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Short-form and long-form questionnaire options

The long-form version of the Medical Questionnaire includes a section listing a range of medical conditions with yes/no answers.

Medical Questionnaire Short-Form is part of Employment. Just £38.50 + VAT provides unlimited downloads from Employment for 1 year.