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So tired.
Hi
I started my current job in the nhs last august. At interview I declared that I had to have surgery to my neck 2 years previously which has left me with chronic neck pain, and didn't see it affecting my work.
Progressively my pain and tiredness has got worse and in march this year I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia.
I work 30 hours a week, travel 2hours a day to and from my place of work, but go home and at a weekend I sleep for approximately 24-30 hours to recover from the working week.
I mentioned this to my manager and she asked if I needed to reduce my hours. I have been advised medically to do this. As my hours of work changed at the time -working the 30 hours over 4 days I said I would give it a month to see how my new working pattern pans out. A month to 6 weeks later I was still struggling with work so asked to reduce my hours. My manager then told me that she wants to see letters of my diagnosis and would have to be referred to occupational health.
Do I have to show the letters from my rheumatologist or doctor? To me these are confidential between my self and the doctor. I have been made to feel lke they don't believe what I am saying and this is meant to be a caring profession?
Any advise will help greatly.
Thankyou
I started my current job in the nhs last august. At interview I declared that I had to have surgery to my neck 2 years previously which has left me with chronic neck pain, and didn't see it affecting my work.
Progressively my pain and tiredness has got worse and in march this year I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia.
I work 30 hours a week, travel 2hours a day to and from my place of work, but go home and at a weekend I sleep for approximately 24-30 hours to recover from the working week.
I mentioned this to my manager and she asked if I needed to reduce my hours. I have been advised medically to do this. As my hours of work changed at the time -working the 30 hours over 4 days I said I would give it a month to see how my new working pattern pans out. A month to 6 weeks later I was still struggling with work so asked to reduce my hours. My manager then told me that she wants to see letters of my diagnosis and would have to be referred to occupational health.
Do I have to show the letters from my rheumatologist or doctor? To me these are confidential between my self and the doctor. I have been made to feel lke they don't believe what I am saying and this is meant to be a caring profession?
Any advise will help greatly.
Thankyou
