HR meeting sickness

fender62

i work for my local council and have to attend a meeting with the the an hr rep, i have been off work fro just under three months with fit notes from my doctor, im awaiting a ct scan appointment because of abdominal and groin pain, possibly a kidney stone ? i have been in constant pain with this taking tablets etc for the pain, i am not in a union, should i be worried and what can i expect and what should i say or not say.

TELLIT01

After/during an extended period of sickness absence it's pretty much standard practice in larger organisations for contact to be made.  I'm surprised it's taken 3 months if I'm honest.  The meeting will be to discuss the situation, look for anything they can do to help, long term prognosis etc.  If you are in a job which can be done from home they may even suggest that.

HampshireH

Will depend on your sickness record, your workplace polices etc.

Indefinite sickness isn't sustainable for any organisation, especially if after 3 months you still don't have a diagnosis.

They will need to make necessary arrangements for your workload at the very least as it's not reasonable for everyone else to pick that up on top of their day job 

You should be honest. At this stage I expect it's a fact finding meeting to understand exactly what is going on and why you are not in work. Can you really not do anything? Not even light duties? Will of course depend on your role but maybe something to consider.

lisyloo

Have you considered paying for a scan privately? Often tests and consultations are quite cheap e.g. £200 and can advance your place in the queue within the NHS.
if you can’t afford it then obviously it’s not an option, but for someone in a lot of pain I would have thought it’s worth considering assuming there’s not private health cover with your job?

fender62

lisyloo said:

Have you considered paying for a scan privately? Often tests and consultations are quite cheap e.g. £200 and can advance your place in the queue within the NHS.
if you can’t afford it then obviously it’s not an option, but for someone in a lot of pain I would have thought it’s worth considering assuming there’s not private health cover with your job?

scan privately, i wish i could afford it, they don't have private medical options in my council job sadly, at least today i had a letter from hospital with a date in two weeks time, so that a plus i don't know if its just a consultation or scan.

swingaloo

According to your other thread you had your scan in March. What were the results of that? did you update work.

TELLIT01

swingaloo said:

According to your other thread you had your scan in March. What were the results of that? did you update work.

If it's anything like the delay between scan and consultation my neighbour experienced, it probably is to talk about the scan.

fender62

i did not have a scan in march i was referred then for one, only got a letter monday just gone.