Declaration of conflict of interest

As part of a professional programme, you will have exposure to the public at their most vulnerable. It is essential that at the start of, and throughout your programme of study, you declare any potential conflict of interest or previous exposure to a client group or service you may have had/still have.

Examples

• Employment in a specific area. This would include current or previous bank work, especially if you normally work in a small number of locations, or previous substantive employment in a specific area.
• Previous or ongoing exposure to health visiting teams when allocated to a health visiting team
• Previous or ongoing exposure to mental health services as a service user
• Ongoing exposure to a physical health setting e.g regular outpatients appointments
• A relative currently receiving treatment as a service user, e.g. a grandparent is resident in a nursing home
• Ongoing involvement with social work team as a service user
• The GP Practice you are currently registered with
• Relatives working in a particular health care setting.

This list is not exhaustive – please ask the placements team if you need any advice or guidance.

To minimise potential stress to students, ensure the safety of service users, and uphold the values promoted by a joint statement from the Chief Executives of statutory regulators of health and care professionals, students are asked to declare in ARC any previous exposure to health and social care teams.

If you are unsure if there is information you need to add to this form, please discuss this with the placements team. Should your circumstances change you, should also discuss this with your personal tutor and update the record in ARC.

By completing the conflict of interest section in ARC, students are deemed to have signed this declaration electronically. The below information, fields and questions are for reference only.

Section 1

As a student of the University of Gloucestershire, I agree that;

• Any potential conflicts of interest to working in healthcare are declared in ARC
• Any previous exposure to local or national healthcare services that could impair my judgement or influence the judgement of those I am working with is declared in ARC
• The GP Practice I am registered with is declared in ARC
• I will inform the University of Gloucestershire at the soonest possible time to any changes in my circumstances relating to my ability to work in the local healthcare community
• If I am unsure now or later in my programme of study if a situation could constitute a conflict of interest, I will contact the University of Gloucestershire for advice as soon as possible
• If I have no conflict of interest to declare, I will enter “None” in the declaration box in ARC.