{"id":16192,"date":"2025-08-07T17:47:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T17:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/uk\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=16192"},"modified":"2026-07-27T12:55:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T12:55:04","slug":"medical-questionnaire","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/uk\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employee-privacy\/medical-questionnaire\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical questionnaire"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-primary-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f85887e8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:25px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-929090b5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By <strong><strong>Chris Schofield<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use this model questionnaire, following a job offer, to obtain basic information about a prospective employee&#8217;s health or level of fitness, where this is a necessary to establish their ability to perform the role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sign up today to get:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Form wording<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">How to use this document<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Supporting guidance for this document\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Key resources<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Notes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Future developments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Want to see more?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p 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class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Chris Schofield<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chris Schofield is editor of Butterworths Local Authority Employment: Law, Practice and Procedure and sits as a member of employment tribunals. He is a freelance consultant with authorities at all tiers of local government with an emphasis on organisational and pay reviews, managing restructurings and working with members on issues affecting senior managers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After graduating from Oxford University in 1968, Chris joined Hampshire County Council, where he held a variety of posts in personnel before moving in 1979 to West Sussex County Council as assistant county personnel officer and, later, deputy. In 1985 he was appointed county personnel officer of Devon County Council, a job he held until after local government reorganisation in 1998. 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