This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Review how the sickness policy is applied in the NHS for long term conditions.
Review how the sickness is used an applied to NHS staff suffering from long term, chronic conditions, such as mental health conditions.
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It seems highly unfair at how many staff members within the NHS, get penalised for being off work sick because of a long term, chronic health condition, such as depression and anxiety, asthma, neurological concerns and how it is completely out of sync with times now. The current sickness policy only seems to work for intermittent sickness, but even then doesn't always work, and people seem to be able to get away with no disciplinary action.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. This is an operational decision for the NHS - staff terms and conditions aren't set by the UK Government or Parliament.
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