employment guidance in gp clinics

my gp surgery is a large multidoctored affair, all most like a mini hosp !!

recently, i was told that there is a government sponsored group there (cant remember their title) on a thursday, who are there to look at possible routes into employment for anyone who is unemployed/or sick.....consulting this group is optional.

has anyone else come acrooss this in their gps surgery??

xx suzan xx<br><br>Post edited by: suzan, at: 2008/05/03 17:48

Hi Suzan

I havnt heard of this going on in a doctors office. but there is agenies out there for people with disabalites who are wanting to get out to work or get back to work after being off for sometime. The likes of disabiality action in Belfast and Ulster supported employment are two of the top employers here in Northern ireland. I would defo ask your doctor again for mre info on what he/she said. Ask them to write it down for you to if you cant remember, if your anythink like me, what the doc says to you you will forget by the time you walk out of there office !!

thank you naombe

i am not in a position to be seeking employment at the moment, sorry if this wasnt clear above.

i was just surprised when the gp told me this....she told me as part of a wider discussion we were having.

i will seek clarification on wot the group is, and let you know.

xx suzan xx

cool thanks (no worries)

Yes it is called the GP welfare to work, it will be even worse after October this year when we all become a target at the moment we can refuse after October you cannot refuse. life is great:angry:

there is much reorganisation going on at the moment...wot with changes in routes backto employment...funding...and the introduction of these GP polyclinics, that are being set up around the country.

this will affect our community very much....and possible be a very confusing time for clients/patients/service providers alike.

how are we to keep on top of these changes?

I seem to remember Labour doing a welfare to work programme back in 2000 I went back to work after 11 years of being on the sick recieved £30 a week and kept my benefits, after six weeks I was hospitalised again for ten weeks my circulatory condition worsened whilst on the scheme, if I had continued for one more week I would not have been able to go back on the sick full time as I am now, my GP signed a med 4 indefinately off sick, I am wondering if I will be forced out to work now with all these new rules comming in.

I can give something back to the community and have good computer knowledge and I would like to work for myself at home maybe only working between 10am and 4pm each day, I have already spoken to the bank about this idea and they will support me as the outlay is small in comparison to setting up a shop. computers are just brain taxing not tiring in the least, you dont need any physical attributes to maintain computers. I would like to find some help to train properly in my I.T skills and get some qualifications in the subject but I am afraid that I shall loose everything I currently recieve in help from the state.
I don't trust this coalition goverment.

regards Nigel.

Hi all! here is some info for you guys. Here in upstate NY. Thats in the USA. We have a program called \&quot;VESID\&quot;. Thats means Vocational Educational Services for Individuals with Disablities. They will give you vocational conseling &amp; rehabilition services that result in successful employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities &amp; their employers.
I also have a \&quot;Job coach\&quot; to help you out at the job or if you are looking for work.

Pinky :laugh: