dda and hospital appionments

[durban1972]

i have had long term problems with my feet ,2 operations ,just had an op on my knee, atos has deemed me dda a job more suited was found ( amended duty)1ST how do i register my dda and as i needed follow ups for the foot problem dom told me its not rm policy to give me time off for hospital appointments,and i must make the time up, hospital says i need another op (gastroc slide) and maybe another 2 after that,also no more sick leave left,any ideas ps been a postie for 15years

[General Mannerheim]

If Atos have deemed you to be DDA they should have also registered you with Royal Mails Disability Helpline(they are supposed to keep a database of people who need adjustments ) but if they haven't(and they do this alot) you should give them a ring and request that your registered with them.

As for the hospital appointments then they are supposed to give you the time off, your DOM is a fooktard (but thats a given) who hasn't read anything on the DDA or Equality since he was `trained` as a manager.

Reasonable adjustments can include:
a) Allocating some of the disabled person’s duties to another person
b) Transferring a disabled employee to fill an existing vacancy
c) Altering working hours
d) Assigning them to a different place of work
e) Allowing them to be absent during working hours for rehabilitation,
assessment or treatment
f) Giving him/her or arranging for him/her to be given training
g) Acquiring or modifying equipment
h) Modifying instructions or reference manuals
i) Modifying procedures for testing or assessment
j) Providing a reader or interpreter
k) Providing supervision
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[demon]

yeah my dom gives me the time off i need

[albebb]

Regular medical treatment and hospital appointments:
Where regular treatment or hospital appointments are occurring the employee should try and get appointments outside work hours and Royal Mail should help by arranging changes to working hours wherever possible. Managers should treat requests for additional time off with sympathy bearing in mind that a stoppage of pay may add to the stress of having to attend hospital for treatment or for hospital appointments. Individuals involved in hospital treatment or those attending a hospital appointment should provide confirmation of from their Doctor or the hospital, and absences should not count towards attendance procedure.
from special leave guidance document

[durban1972]

thanks for the advice i had a hospital appointment on the monday on the tuesday (my day off)i had another i'am also my wifes full time carer so with trying to get to all her hospital stuff and mine ,and trying to fit them into my day off doesn't always work ,there are only so many hours in the day