Foreword
Acknowledgements
Part A: General Information
Chapter 1
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Traffic medicine and the compilation of the guidelines
2.0 Roles and responsibilities
2.1 Roles and responsibilities of Driving Licensing Authority
2.2 Roles and responsibilities of drivers
2.3 Roles and responsibilities of health professionals
2.3.1 Confidentiality, privacy and reporting to the Driving Licensing Authority
2.3.2 Patient–health professional relationship
2.3.3 Patient hostility towards the health professional
2.3.4 Dealing with individuals that are not regular patients
2.4 Role of the consultant
2.4.1 Documentation
3.0 General considerations for assessing fitness to drive
3.1 Requirements of the driving task
3.2 Medical conditions likely to affect fitness to drive
3.3 Temporary conditions
3.4 Undifferentiated conditions
3.5 Multiple conditions and age-related change
3.6 Progressive disorders
3.7 Congenital conditions
3.8 Medication and driving
3.8.1 General guidance for medication and driving
3.8.2 The effects of specific medication classes
4.0 The legal basis for the medical standards
PART B: Medical Fitness to Drive
Chapter 2 Neurological disorders
Appendix Chapter 2 — Epilepsy regulations for Group 1
Chapter 3 Cardiovascular disorder
Appendix Chapter 3 — Group 1 entitlements
Chapter 4 Diabetes Mellitus
Chapter 5 Psychiatric disorders
Appendix Chapter 5 — Psychiatric notes
Chapter 6 Drug and alcohol misuse and dependence
Chapter 7 Visual disorders
Appendix Chapter 7
Chapter 8 Renal disorders
Chapter 9 Respiratory and sleep disorders
Chapter 10 Miscellaneous conditions
Disabled drivers
Patient Advisory Form
Driver Licensing Medical Report Form D501
Driver Licensing Eyesight Report Form D502
Notes
This publication summarises Irish medical guidelines of fitness to drive. The information in these Guidelines are
intended to assist doctors and other healthcare professionals in advising their patients on fitness to drive,
requirements for reporting to their Driving Licensing Authority and guidance on review of stability, progression or
improvement of these conditions. Sláinte agus Tiomáint was developed by the National Programme Office for Traffic Medicine which has been established as a joint initiative between the Road Safety Authority and the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. In developing the guidelines, the National Programme Office for Traffic Medicine engaged widely with stakeholders to ensure that they reflect good practice.
| Format | Download |
|---|---|
| Keywords | clinical guidelines, driving |
| Publisher | RSA |
| Classification | driving |
| Other Contributors(s) | National Programme Office for Traffic Medicine, Royal College of Physicians (RCPI)/Road Safety Authority (RSA) |
| Pages | 77 |
| Categories: | Reports, Irish Content |
| External Link | http://www.rsa.ie/RSA/Licensed-Drivers/Safe-driving/Medical-Issues/ |
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