Hi Car
How are you and what are you up to now? Let me know.
I think the main issue is what caused the absence; is there an underlying
health problem, are there any adjustments the employer needs to make, is
there anything the employee needs to do, is it an ongoing problem or likely
to result in more absence? I think it is better to stick to the points OH
can reasonably be expected to advise on rather than dwelling too much on
detecting whether the absence was genuine or not. You have the GP report,
advise on what you can to provide managers with the advice they need to
manage the situation as they see fit under the Absence Management Policy.
Hope this helps and is not too simplistic.
Regards
Angela
-----Original Message-----
From: Occupational Health mailing list
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of BARNES, Car
Sent: 06 March 2003 15:22
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: GP letters again!!
Speaking of GP letters - can any one help with this?
An employee submitted a cert advising 6/52 absence. The cert was submitted
late in the absence and on checking the records the manager found that the
employee only took the last 4 weeks of the absence (he worked the first two
weeks despite being signed off -dedicated or what??). The manager is
concerned as the absence period was for a period that the employee had
originally requested annual leave for. We were awaiting a GP report anyway
and when the report arrived there was no mention of the cert being issued. I
asked for clarification of this and the GP's response was that "a private
cert was issued". Am I to take this to mean the cert was provided
retrospectively without the GP having had any contact with the employee?
Help?
Car (new member)
-----Original Message-----
From: Visentin Lorenzo [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 06 March 2003 09:20
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: GP letters again!!
Never mind the oozing exasperation, can you make use of the bullet pulsing
its way in this reply? (It's the only sensible option) ;-)
Lorenzo
-----Original Message-----
From: Amanda Dowson [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 05 March 2003 14:52
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: GP letters again!!
How about this one:
A GP has signed a FMED3 form as sick until .... "well" - no date, no time
scale, no free crystal ball with FMED 3 just the word "well" inserted in the
sick until bit.
Can anyone feel the exasperation oozing down the email system ?
Amanda D
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