These are medical standards of fitness to drive for medical professionals. This guidance is also available as HTML and is usually updated every 12 months. It has replaced the medical at a glance.
Published 11 March 2016 Last updated 27 August 2024 +show all updates
Updated PDF.
Amendment made to page 64 of the PDF, 'Successful catheter ablation',for consistency with the HTML guidance.'For other ablations' (Group 1 car and motorcycle) amended from "Must not drive for at least 4 weeks but need not notify DVLA" to "Must not drive for at least 2 days but need not notify DVLA".
PDF updated. For more information about the amendments made, see pages 2 to 3 of the PDF.
Updated 'Details' section with a link to the 'Secretary of State for Transports Honorary Medical Advisory Panels' guidance page and advice to sign up for email alerts to receive the latest vacancies for DVLA's medical advisory panels.
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Survey for medical professionals closed - link removed.PDF updated
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Message added: A PDF version of the guidance will be available soon.
Updated pdf for Assessing fitness to drive: a guide for medical professionals (August 2018).
Survey for medical professionals added.
PDF updated. For more information about the amendments made, see page 2 of the PDF.
'Excessive sleepiness including obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome' section updated.
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Survey removed.
Change to the neurology chapter. Transient loss of consciousness with seizure markers has been updated.
