Mental health row | Woman claims job offer was rescinded due to her depression

A woman claims a job offer was pulled at the 11th hour after the workplace found out she was suffering with depression, The Times has reported.

Sarah Beattie alleges she was offered her dream job with Police Scotland, and had been given a start date after successfully completing two years of training, only to be told at the last minute that she would not be joining the force after all, after they learnt she had been prescribed anti-depressants by her GP.

According to The Times, 35-year-old Dundee resident Beattie received a letter from Optima Health, a company which carries out medical assessments on behalf of the police, telling her she was “unable to take on the role and wishing her well for the future.”

They reportedly advised Beattie that she would need a “minimum of two years of wellness” without medication before she would be considered eligible to become a constable.