Help with the Occ Health in work please....

Decky
Decky Member Posts: 65
edited 10. Feb 2012, 05:56 in Living with Arthritis archive
Hello there again everyone i've been advised to start a new thread so heres my question if anyone can help?
I've RA im 24,
I recently come clean to my employer that ive RA

I got another letter to see the Occ health doctor on the 14th.
In the letter there is a questionnaire for me to fill in...
It says on it the info which i give will assist my employer in assessing what reasonable adjustments are necessary to my duties or working environment.

So what should i say should i say i've been feeling tired an sore its just i'm afraid to say to much because at the back of the questionnaire theres a results part for the Occ health to fill in,,,
which has things like,
Fit for designated post?
Fit with adjustments as recommended?
Unfit?

Really need some pointers as what should i do?
Im also going to post this on the "Working matters forum aswell Thanks :)

Comments

  • tanith
    tanith Member Posts: 175
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I found Occ Health nothing but helpful when I was going through a similar situation, for your own health sake its best to be as honest as you can so they can make reasonable adjustments to your working environment. I found it a huge shock to realise that actually I wasn't fit to do my job anymore and they allowed me time to adjust to that fact. Eventually I could see that I had no other option but to take Ill-health Retirement but I'm sure you are far from that yet. Just be honest when you fill in the form , I know its hard but your health should be your primary concern.
    Our worst times are always our best lessons.
  • joanne66
    joanne66 Member Posts: 25
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Decky
    i have RA i work full time, but when i was first diagnosed i took a little time to try to come to terms with RA before i spoke to my employer. i think first of all you have to accept what you have, what you can do, and what you carnt...how your home life is affected, when you get home from work are you shattered? would reducing your hours help?
    i find repetitive work makes me ache.
    when i went to see my occy health, she asked where i'm affected, what tablets i'm on, and she ask what i thought would help my work.
    occy health is for you and the employer, its a recognised disease so resonable adjustments should be looked at.
    eg,my job is mainly standing but chairs are now used.

    yours
    jo
  • Decky
    Decky Member Posts: 65
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Thanks for your feedback. :)
    I do come home shattered reducing my hours would help but will they let me? Do i ask Occ health to look at reducing my hours?
    I feel paracetamol help me more than other tablets any of yous think this?
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Decky, it may be worth your while to do a search on this topic on the Working Matters forum - I reckon this must have come up more than once or twice. I have no advice apart from that as I am self-employed and I find that my boss is an absolute sweetie! :lol: Take care. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,086
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    dreamdaisy wrote:
    Hi Decky, it may be worth your while to do a search on this topic on the Working Matters forum - I reckon this must have come up more than once or twice. I have no advice apart from that as I am self-employed and I find that my boss is an absolute sweetie! :lol: Take care. DD


    this is you DD arguing with your bossm04140.gif

    Seriously Decky...the apointment may actually be helpful l hope so.

    People can underestimate the effectiveness of the simple paracetamol :wink:

    Love

    Toni xx

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