IHR guidelines

[postie59]

Ive been off work for the last three months with shin splints. Ive been paying for private physio for my legs for the last two years as a result of an AOD when i had badly torn tendons and muscles in my lower leg. It has bothered me ever since and came to a head a few months ago when i had to stay off work. The doctor has reported back to my manager (he says) that it should only be a short term problem but she said to me that i would perhaps have to look to IHR down the line at some point. Cant see how this can be a short term problem when i have been paying for physio for two years just so i can walk my round. Anyway my manager says that if i can do a walk he will have to transfer me to a sorting office 21 miles away to sort mail. Do i have to accept a post so far away? I know they are under obligation to find you a suitable post but should it not be within a certain distance. Im also waiting on treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome so cant even sort mail out just now never mind driving 42 miles a day to work and back. So what is the criteria for IHR?

[mazza111]

First step is a referral to ATOS. Let them give the report. CTS, is repairable so not a major problem (well, one of my hands has been repaired successfully, other one was a balls up and needs redoing) Get your physio on NHS if it's what docs recommend, your manager may also have a fund where he can send you to a sporting injuries bloke (that happened in our office a lot). But ATOS is your first port of call. And no you don't need to accept any post that you're not happy with

[oldrangersW12]

i was told just recently at a face to face with an atos DOCTOR, that if you are still unfit for work 9 months after seeing an atos doctor(not one of their occupational health advisors) they will consider ihr.
i was under the impression that it was 9 months from the 1st day of absence, but apparantly not.

[mazza111]

Remember some people aren't actually absent from work but still can't manage to do the walking duty tho

[daveyeff]

i was told just recently at a face to face with an atos DOCTOR, that if you are still unfit for work 9 months after seeing an atos doctor(not one of their occupational health advisors) they will consider ihr.
i was under the impression that it was 9 months from the 1st day of absence, but apparantly not.

bollocks. atos doctors are pantomime practitioners. it cleary states in the ihr part of cwu/rm agreement, that, it has to be AT LEAST 9 months from the date of MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS. in other words, you could be off work for 2 or 3 months BEFORE they discover what is wrong with you. then you have at least another 9 months before you are considered for 'the ill health shuffle'. but even then, they have to see if what they can offer you is an option instead of being paid off. fight the c***s all the way,,,,,,unless of course you want to be paid off with 34 weeks pay.

[Gazza90000]

i was told just recently at a face to face with an atos DOCTOR, that if you are still unfit for work 9 months after seeing an atos doctor(not one of their occupational health advisors) they will consider ihr.
i was under the impression that it was 9 months from the 1st day of absence, but apparantly not.

bollocks. atos doctors are pantomime practitioners. it cleary states in the ihr part of cwu/rm agreement, that, it has to be AT LEAST 9 months from the date of MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS. in other words, you could be off work for 2 or 3 months BEFORE they discover what is wrong with you. then you have at least another 9 months before you are considered for 'the ill health shuffle'. but even then, they have to see if what they can offer you is an option instead of being paid off. fight the c***s all the way,,,,,,unless of course you want to be paid off with 34 weeks pay.

Your wrong. Read the guidelines again...Theres no point of giving people wrong information.

[daveyeff]

point out where im wrong please, in paragraph 5 of the ill health agreement it states' 5.MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. ''foreseeable future, shall mean a period of AT LEAST 9 months from date of medical opinion...due consideration would also be given to the degree of training required to enable an individual to undertake alternative work. and ful support made available to those individuals able to demonstrate aptitude for acquiring new skills.