Antidepressants row | We shouldn't have to declare we're having treatment to be a 'good' candidate

Everyone has something they'd rather not share with a recruiting team. It might be the more practical - that you're considering moving house, or getting a puppy, through to more serious medical things such as IVF or whether you're taking particular medication like anti-depressants.

Reading about a recent case where a woman was told she wasn't fit to join the police because, during a medical exam, she revealed she took anti-depressants, many were shocked and surprised.

Surely in a world where we are being increasingly open about mental health, there should have been a response of support rather than rejection?

The woman in question, Laura Mackenzie, had applied to be an officer with Police Scotland. She'd got as far as being schedule for a uniform fitting, and had received a congratulatory call from an Inspector, and one of the final stages of the onboarding process was a medical.