Advice needed please

Everyday living
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Hi

My husband has MS and is currentley signed off work again,as he works in a warehouse and is constantly on the go,his work have been fab…they have reduced his hours gave him the easiest jobs let him sit down and take breaks when he needs to…BUT it is still to much for him,we are now thinking that maybe going on long term sick may be the best option,my husband feels this would be the best choice,(i also think he is severly deppressed too) so just any ideas on how to go about this,does he need to see his GP or his consultant (he is seeing the consultant this thursday as i managed to get his apt brought forward by how ill he is at the min) but i have heard that the consultants do not have power to put you on long term sick,so i was ondering wether you guys maybe able to give me some help and advice, I have give up with trying to contact his MS nurse she seems to be no help what so ever :frowning:

My husband is also on rebif aswell which seems to make him worse too.

Thanks guys in advance :slight_smile:

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Hi,

I don’t think there’s any fundamental difference between a long-term sickness certificate (now renamed “Statement of Fitness for Work”), and an ordinary one your husband’s already on.

Basically, if the GP never said he was ready to return to work, then he’d be on long-term sick.

The GP does have the discretion to issue “sick notes” for varying periods of time, but I don’t know what the absolute maximum is. I don’t think a GP would (or is allowed to) issue indefinite sick notes, so they’d have to specify some time limit after which the case at least has to be reviewed. Doesn’t mean they couldn’t issue a further certificate if the person still wasn’t well enough to go back to work.

Tina