Requesting to work from home

[poppydaisy444]

Hi guys, I'm currently working in the NHS an am In a new admin position, due to how depressed I'm feeling I'd like to request to work from home 1 or two days a week, how do you think the best way to request this is? thank you x

How will working from home - which is quite isolated / isolating and often much harder than people think - help to manage your depression? As a manager that would be the first question I would want a conclusive answer to. Very seriously, the majority of requests we get from people NOT to work from home are based on their mental health suffering when working from home.

I would imagine with the NHS you'll need to formally put in a statutory flexible working request, usually there are stipulations on how and when you can do so and you say it's a new admin role.
You can only make a statutory request after 26 weeks of employment.

A non statutory request is basically a more informal ask, but many large employers insist on following the statutory route.

Ask for a meeting and ask your line manager. I would've thought the NHS is good at these topics
It really depends on your manager ans whether they are trusting and progressive

how Is wfh going to address the depression? You'll stil have targets,demands and tasks ms calls to deal with
Get the depression stabilised.Get a medication review. Are you taking SSRI? Has any IAPT or talking therapy been recommended