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You must tell DVLA if you have obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) or any sleep condition or apnoea which causes excessive sleepiness.
Advice for medical professionals to follow when assessing drivers with miscellaneous conditions.
Facts about driving and tiredness when you have a medical condition.
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) affects 5% of the population, but is often undiagnosed.
Report certain types of sleep conditions to DVLA if you're a car driver or motorcyclist.
Report certain types of sleep conditions to DVLA if you're a lorry, bus or coach driver.
Advice for medical professionals to follow when assessing drivers with neurological disorders.
Philips have issued 2 FSNs about selected ventilators and CPAP and BiPAP devices.
Employment Tribunal decision.
European Medicines Agency has recommends the use of modafinil should be restricted to treat only sleepiness associated with narcolepsy - should no longer be used for obstructive sleep apnoea or chronic shift work sleep disorder.
Further information is available to support safer use
Employment Appeal Tribunal judgment of Judge Auerbach on 16 August 2019.
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