Supporting husband

Hi Sazzi

I am so sorry to hear you are in this position and understand how worried you are as I am in a very similar position myself regarding work.  I work for the NHS in a really busy Psychiatric hospital and we have also had and continue to have a lot of patients and staff with Covid.  I  have been on  sick leave since my husband started both Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy treatment for stage 4 cancer for the past 5 months. 

It has been an incredibly tough time for us and although I felt guilty initially going sick in addition to  the increased risk of passing on infection I would not have been able to care for my husband if I had not.  However as my sick pay is now about to run out I spoke to my manager who is really supportive and he has informed me that as my husband's immune system is now  compromised  it is NHS Trust policy that I would not be allowed to return to the workplace due to the high  risk of passing on infections. My manager  is now in the process of arranging for me to do some work from home when my sick pay comes to an end.

  Please don't feel guilty about  going on sick leave it is best to be safe and not take any risks.  If you speak to your manager maybe there are similar policies in place in your workplace too. Take care and hope everything goes OK for you.

Caroline (Aka Welshpony) 

Hi welshpony thank you for your message.  It's such an awful situation isn't it? I know I have to do what I can to give my husband the best chance. Its encouraging to hear from you, thank you.