Health & Safety Issues
Health & Safety
The College has a number of policies and procedures to promote
health and safety of staff, students and visitors. You will find
details of these policies in your Welcome Pack marked 'Health and
Safety Information for Students'. Please read this leaflet
carefully and if you aren't sure you understand anything in this
leaflet, please contact the
International
Office. Your individual tutor will give you details of routine
health and safety rules and emergency procedures while you are in
class.
Medical Care
Whilst you are living and studying in Britain you will be
entitled to free medical care under the National Health Service
(NHS) provided that your stay is for 6 months or longer. In order
to obtain this service you should register with a local General
Practice as soon as possible after your arrival. There are many
General Practices in and around Doncaster and you can get details
of numbers from Reception at High Melton.
First Aid
The College has a number of qualified first aiders who can
administer simple medical help. In an emergency, a first aider can
be contacted at the Reception - Tel: 01302 553773.
Dental Care
**Please be aware that it is very difficult to secure
non-emergency dental care in the UK, therefore we strongly advise
you to have any treatement carried out before you
arrive.**
If you require any emergency dental treatment whilst studying
at Doncaster College you should call into the International Office
and collect details.
For further details please read the UKCOSA Guidance Note
'Keeping Healthy', included in your welcome pack.
Tuberculosis Screening
Nationals of
Bangladesh,
Cambodia,
Laos,
Sudan,
Tanzania,
Thailand
Nationals of these countries are now required to undergo a TB
screening prior to applying for a visa to come to the UK.
Further information is available on the UK Visas website at
http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/.
Your local British Embassy or British High Commission will have
full details of TB testing in your country.
Other nationals of TB-endemic countries
Although it is not a requirement for all nationals of TB-endemic
countries to be screened prior to arrival in the UK, some students
will be required to undergo a TB screening on arrival in the UK.
This can be inconvenient, but you may be able to bypass
this procedure if you already have a chest-x-ray with you in your
hand-luggage.
We therefore suggest that you contact your British Embassy or
British High Commission to find out a) whether you are likely to be
screened on arrival in the UK and b) what the criteria are for a
valid chest x-ray.