Hi Peter > Have you tried giving them a MED3 stating they're unfit for work "until > further notice"? It should theoretically work but I've no experience of it so > far although sorely tempted many times usually resorting to periods of one > year. > > Regards > > Peter Wilson > I always do this as soon as possible after realising that the patient will never go back to work. I often use this as a springboard for discussing the future. Ihe only exception is patients who I want to keep tabs on eg chronic schizophrenics. -- Bradley Cheek - [log in to unmask] (Well Close Square) http://www.wcsquare.demon.co.uk Connecting via Demon Internet Ltd %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%