Do you take annual leave when you have hospital appointments?

[rosinavera]

I'm starting a job next week after a long time out of the workforce. I will be working four days a week and I wondered if I should take annual leave when I have hospital appointments? I had cancer last year for which I had surgery and now I just have to have scans once a year and then a consultant appointment.

@Megan2018

Thank you - I don't feel so bad now! :-)

I disagree Cats

It's not essential but I like the approach of:

Self-referred = own time

Clinician-referred (I.e.) a specialist appointment = a short amount of paid time off... so support from the employer

Just my POV anyway!

@Heartlake
If my employer knows you have an appointment they won’t approve annual leave. We have separate medical leave and they insist it is used!
Although sometimes I have used a combo of medical leave and annual leave to take a whole day off where an appointment is only a couple of hours.

First year zero paid sick leave as per contract, I had to use holiday for an emergency dental appointment. We are expected to book doctor, dentist in our own time, not work time. Suggest check your contract.