Unable to work overtime due RTA injuries.

Dunroamin

Have you checked to see whether your union could intercede on your behalf?

InsideInsurance

Your not asking for a sick note, in fact you dont want one as it will stop you doing your normal shifts. Your asking your GP or consultant to confirm that you are unfit to work more than X hours as a direct result of the injuries in writing.

It doesnt really matter what the insurer has directly asked for, unless they want to go down disputing the doctors medical capabilities they will accept their letter.

Has an independent doctor done a medical on you on behalf of the insurer or your solicitors (if you have any)? I know you're not claiming for PSLA but given the loss of earnings are injury related they may have decided to commission one anyway. If they did, then when was it and what was its prognosis?

neen80

Yes! I have had 2 Medical assessments arranged by the Insurance company/solicitor. First one in january, who stated in the report that the original sickness was a reasonable amount of time off due to injuries sustained and to have physio. I completed all that, went back to work only to go down hill physically again. I was then referred to an Orthopaedic Consultant back in June, during the second sickness absence, who again confirmed due to the nature of my job and injuries sustained, the time off work was reasonable. He has written in the report that he expects a full recovery of around 15 months post accident. My Ward Manager has said previously that she would like to go with the Consultants report (sorry, forgot to mention that)

neen80

In a letter from payroll, requested be insurance company, all details of overtime worked 13 weeks prior to accident was given. It also stated on the letter that I had not worked/been offered any more shifts due to my injuries since the RTA. That was a couple of months ago.

Why does the insurance company want more confirmation again?

Poppie68

InsideInsurance wrote: »

Your not asking for a sick note, in fact you dont want one as it will stop you doing your normal shifts. Your asking your GP or consultant to confirm that you are unfit to work more than X hours as a direct result of the injuries in writing.

If the OP was requesting a reduction of hours ie: fulltime to part time the doctors would most probably support this if in their opinion they thought her injuries were substantional enough, and would be detrimental to her future health. But in this case the OP is asking for a letter to confirm she can't do uncontracted hours due to the accident, and her managers etc obviously dont feel they can commit themselves.
These were not her normal working hours, and they would have to be 100% confident that the OP would have done overtime.

neen80

I think this is where my problem is with my Manager. Last year she had long periods of sickness absence, months at a time in fact.

Im not sure she really believes I actually did the shifts, although it is all there on paper. It was my Deputy Manager who booked me in for them, not her.

She also has form for not really supporting her employees, I anticipated this would happen.

InsideInsurance

They have confirmed that she has not done additional hours the question is why.

Normally speaking, as a former claims handler, I would not have accepted a letter from a line manager saying that the person didnt do overtime because they were not medically fit to do so. Any comment on medical fitness for work would need to come from someone appropriately medically qualified and with knowledge of the OPs medical condition & injury. For minor injuries this would come from the GP and in more significant cases the appointed consultant.

If the consultants report in June gave a recovery timescale of a further 18 months then it is not unreasonable to say that only 3 months later that the OP would still not be fully fit enough for their job/ doing extended hours of their job however ideally would want to read exactly the wording of the report.

I somewhat despair at a lot of the cases posted on these forums. What are you solicitors actually advising? Do they feel additional evidence that your not fit for overtime is reasonable at this point in light of the content of the very recent medical report?

ohreally

You may be eligible to make a permanent injury benefit claim.

Your workplace reps should be able to advise.

ETA: http://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/IBS/796.aspx

Permanent Injury Benefit is available to NHS staff who suffer a permanent reduction in their earning ability from employment of more than 10%

sniggings

surely your GP can do a letter for you, they do charge around £10 but a friendly word next time you see him/her might work.

Poppie68

ohreally wrote: »

You may be eligible to make a permanent injury benefit claim.

Your workplace reps should be able to advise.

ETA: http://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/IBS/796.aspx

This scheme is just for injuries etc sustained while undertaking work done for the NHS.