Will try and make this as brief as possible.
My mum, who is 59 works part time for the NHS. She has been in her current job for over 10 years and up until 2 years ago she had an excellant sickness record.
Two years ago she was signed off alltogther for a period of 4mths due to depression. This was caused by a number of things but was also work related stress.
She went back after the 4mths and all was ok, but my mum also suffers from IBS and over the course of the last two years she has had some time off due to this. She discovered that working an early shift made her ibs worse and so she now only does lates.
In addition to that she also now has a hip problem and is due to have treatment on that later this month.
Her work made her go and see their own doctor who was disgusted at their treatment of her and said they were wasting his time. He had to report wether in his opinion her problems would arise again, and as he said 'you are 59 fgs, of course they will'.
She has had to attend several meetings with the ward manager (who is part of the problem) and HR and in the last one last week they said that if she had more than one day off within now and when she retires then she could be taken before a panel and medically retired.
My mum was distraught at all of this and her gp who was also furious has now signed her off with work related stress for 28 days and hinted that he might do this until she retires. Her gp said that if she had been due to stay there for any longer that he would have advised her to take the matter further.
So, she has just rung me now to say she has had another letter from them today saying that she didn't stick to the things outlined in the last meeting and she has to go in and see them at 8am next wed.
I don't know what to advise her to do, although I have just got her the number for ACAS.
If they medically retire her before may, then she won't get any pay will she ? This is what she is most worried about as she is a single person and is only due for a state pension so has nothing to live off between now and may.
Oh, I missed out that the ward manager has already been had up on one count of bullying another member of staff.
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My mum is being threatened with being medically retired when she only has 3mths to go. Advice please
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MrsMorgan · 06/02/2010 10:24
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