Daddy Ireland
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Thanks Leper for that very comprehensive reply.
From your experience would the HSE be one of the PS bodies that may offer lighter duties instead of original role ?
why do you say 55 is the optimum for such retiring?
Hi. I have had my 2 hips replaced and I am thinking of retiring on ill health grounds. I work 60 miles away in a hospital and on my feet all day. I am only 44 years old. I know I wouldn't be able to return to my job. Do I have to jump through hoops to get ill health retirement.Just a point:- When somebody wishes to apply for early retirement on grounds of ill health (a decision usually not taken lightly), it is the Medical Officer who will make the decision after interviewing the patient. The MO will discuss matters with the patient too with the decision as there might be other issues (as well as health matters) causing the situation. The patient can inform the MO that "ill health" only is what is to appear on the medical report. The nature of the illness etc need not be shown.
Just another point:- After the choice to retire is made, the patient can be gung-ho and want to jump ship as soon as possible. It can take several weeks to see the Medical Officer, so don't assume everything will happen within days. Then there is the process of lump sum and pension to be calculated. Again, this won't happen in a day.
Just another point:- If you don't wish to retire after illness and the employer is sending you directly to the MO, you would do well to have your case prepared in advance even to asking the MO to review the situations some more months into the future. It is very easy to talk yourself into early retirement that you might not want.
Hi. I have had my 2 hips replaced and I am thinking of retiring on ill health grounds. I work 60 miles away in a hospital and on my feet all day. I am only 44 years old. I know I wouldn't be able to return to my job. Do I have to jump through hoops to get ill health retirement.
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