Thank you so much for all the help. I work alone and it is so good to get your views. I have reassessed her in the work place today. She is refusing to work on two lines or lift above 1.5kg. This is going to be gradual and I dont think that the work place will accomodate a long return to work. ******************************** Please remove this footer before replying. OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html CONFERENCES AND STUDY DAYS: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH