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Free prescriptions and free dental care as type 2 diabetic?
hiya all on scope i am just wondering if i am type 2 diebetic will i be entitled to free prescriptions and also free dental care, baring in mind i am in full time employment .? thankyou in advance.
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how do you handle networking and related anxiety?
see title. i have a lot of anxiety with netowrking and communicating with others in a professional / workplace context. i've had issues in the past struggling to communicate and understanding boundaries and i've been punished as a result. i think part of my issues relate to the fact i don't really have a direction with…
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Finding work
Can anyone point me in the right direction to find a suitable part time job. I don't know where to start. Indeed is the only place I know to look and they have nothing. I really want to do something, I'm only 41. I want a bit of normality in my life but not over do things so I become unwell. I'm reluctant to do voluntary…
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Support for self employed person with dyscalculia
Hello, I am looking for advice around how to manage my finances as a self employed disabled person with dyscalculia. I need someone to go through with me how much money to keep aside for tax returns, how to do them accurately etc. This is my first month/year earning enough to actually have to pay tax, NI and student loans,…
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Congrats to poppy123456 - 40,000
An amazing feat, amazing helpful advice. Well done. :)
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BBC Sport Open Day Salford for Deaf, Disabled and Neurodivergent talent
At 10am Friday 24 March 2023,
BBC Sport will be hosting an open day at their Salford HQ for disabled people
to explore future opportunities available across the organisation. The open day
will include an expert panel, where speakers from BBC Sport’s sports journalism
and production teams will talk about new roles in…
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Occ Health has own very restricted definition of ‘disability’ - is this legal?
OK. So, I’m going back to work tomorrow after a 9-week absence due to depression and anxiety, which I was diagnosed with in 2003, and I’m facing an Absence Review meeting at some point in the near future. However, first I had a referral to Occupational Health, which was earlier this afternoon (by phone). The advisor was…
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Proof of right to work
Hi So, I am looking for work, and a friend has told me that I'll need documents to prove I have a right to work. Because I've been out of work long term, I don't have a P45. I have a passport (expired) and my birth certificate, but am I right in thinking that in place of the P45 I will need some form of proof of the…
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PTSD and work
Hello I'm wondering if anyone has experience of work not follow Occupational Health advice? I've submitted a grievance but they've said they won't consider all of my grievance including a recommendation from OH that would enable me to be in work. They also won't allow Access to Work support I've been offered. I've been…
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Long term Mental Health
Hello, correct me if I’m wrong. I’ve been diagnosed with loss of mental capacity and been on absence with for nearly two years. The company I worked for > 23 years have initially disregarded safeguarding or extra help dealing with MH issues internally as no action or assistance existed hence was not forwarded. My position…
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Disability and leaving work advice
Hi guys, Wonder if anyone could give me some advice please I have Diabetic retinopathy in both eyes, i have had 2 surgeries in my left eye which did not work and that eye is now void as such, the right eye has had 4 laser surgeries and has got considerably worse over the past 3 years. In November i was registered as sight…
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Hi, my name is Apz68!advice about future work choices
Hi everyone. I'm new to this chat group but I'm looking for like minded people for advice about my future work choices.
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UC and Carer’s Allowance
Hi, Can anyone offer any advice re Carer’s Allowance and UC please? My partner receives Carer’s Allowance as part of our joint claim, however he did some trial work recently which took him over the threshold for receiving Carer’s Allowance. We’ve just received our UC statement for this month which has deducted the Carer’s…
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Carer and work
If you are caring for someone for at least 35 hours, can you go out to work as it is difficult to meet the bills. Need to take on extra work. What is the maximum you can earn without effecting your carers allowance.
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Backdated SSP
Hi, I have been off work since 5th January, and have obtained Fitness to Work notes from my GP, which I have sent to my supervisor. I wasn't sure if I was entitled to SSP (I haven't received any to date) so I contacted payroll to find out if I was, and I am. Thing is, they haven't received any of my sick notes. I have…
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working from home
If your disabled clincaly extremly vunerable due to medication lowering immune system and have been working from home since the pandemic for 3 years proving you can work from home and have recived many awards while working from home. you have a hospital doctors letter stating allow the paitent to work from home with all…
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Looking for work
On 14 August 2018, I suffered a stroke. Now, after 4 1/2 years, I am improving - slowly. I started looking for jobs in writing but in vain. Help, please.
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Leaving Job due to Ill Health
I have been on long term sickness from work (Just over 12 months) and I have advised them I would like to submit an application for ill health retirement. GP supports this and my consultant has advised I'm not for work at this point. My query is Im not awarded ill health retirement am I better resigning or being dismissed…
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Hi, I'm Steve23! Does anyone have any advice about appealing through the Employment Appeal Tribunal?
I’m pleased to have found this forum, it seems like a great space and community for mutual support and help. I’ve been through an employment tribunal, where my case was dismissed. Because I applied to the tribunal too late. My case is about disability discrimination and bullying in my former job at [Removed by moderator –…
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Pip and Lcwra... can I work?
Hi all, I'm new to this platform but also I'm still quite new/learning to navigate through my disability where there is no guarentee treatment. So here's a bit of background info- I have fibromyalgia and severe anxiety/depression disorder and haven't worked since August, followed by my immediate resignation from my job I…
