ED Decision 2019/002/R
Applicants with symptomatic gallstones should be assessed as unfit. A fit assessment may be considered following gallstone removal.
(b) Inflammatory bowel disease
Applicants with an established diagnosis or history of chronic inflammatory bowel disease may be assessed as fit provided that the disease is stable and not likely to interfere with the safe exercise of the privileges of the licence.
Applicants with peptic ulceration may be assessed as fit subject to satisfactory gastroenterological evaluation.
(d) Digestive tract and abdominal surgery
Applicants who have undergone a surgical operation:
(1) for herniae; or
(2) on the digestive tract or its adnexa, including a total or partial excision or diversion of any of these organs,
should be assessed as unfit. A fit assessment may be considered if recovery is complete, the applicant is asymptomatic, and there is only a minimal risk of secondary complication or recurrence.
Applicants with pancreatitis may be assessed as fit after satisfactory recovery.
Applicants with morphological or functional liver disease or after surgery, including liver transplantation, may be assessed as fit subject to satisfactory gastroenterological evaluation.
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