“Health care and the professionals in those roles are precious people. They choose to serve the public. The salary that they receive is compensation for the years of learning and experience they have. I know I would not want just some unemployed ¿capable¿ person in need of a job making evaluations and decisions about my health and readiness to return to work. Dr. Goundry is a professional physician who serves the community.
Living in a country where people are stereotypically lazy and who take advantage of government benefits, I have come to realize that health is a personal responsibility. It is not my government who should take care of me because I pay taxes. It is my responsibility to seek out medical care so I can live a healthy and productive life.
To sit back and complain about the success of others, laws and abandon my civic pride is quite shameful. Focus on getting yourself healthy and managing your pain so you can be a productive British Citizen. Like Dr. Goundry.”

“Health care and the professionals in those roles are precious people. They choose to serve the public. The salary that they receive is compensation for the years of learning and experience they have. I know I would not want just some unemployed ¿capable¿ person in need of a job making evaluations and decisions about my health and readiness to return to work. Dr. Goundry is a professional physician who serves the community.
Living in a country where people are stereotypically lazy and who take advantage of government benefits, I have come to realize that health is a personal responsibility. It is not my government who should take care of me because I pay taxes. It is my responsibility to seek out medical care so I can live a healthy and productive life.
To sit back and complain about the success of others, laws and abandon my civic pride is quite shameful. Focus on getting yourself healthy and managing your pain so you can be a productive British Citizen. Like Dr. Goundry.”

“I seem to remember that 18 months ago the word was " we need to pay the going rate to attract the best staff". This applied to the "BANKERS" and did'nt they do well? A rhyme comes to mind!!!”

“As the council puts out so many services to competitive tender why not do the same with these positions.I'm sure that there are a lot of capable unemployed people who would do them for half the amounts being paid.
And as for Human Resources ,with so much being done by outside contractors, this should surely be a part time role.”

“Many thanks £££.

Much appreciated.”

“Spongeblip:

Sorry to hear about your battle.
Hope you can get this sorted asap.”

“Thieves the lot of them!”

“"Cllr Fisher also defended the fact that occupational health physician Lucy Goundry earns a salary of £113,194.

Her role involves carrying out assessments to find out if people are fit to return to work and aids their return.

Cllr Fisher said: "One of our greatest successes is we have been successful cutting days lost due to sickness and now have one of the lowest rates in London.

"Part of that is having a good occupational health physician."

Ahem....when I read this I almost had a heart attack. I am currently dealing with this department as I am sick from work. Let me tell you...

I have been off work since the early part of this year, with absolutely no support from this department. Even though I have received diagnosis and am due for an operation, the OH department stated that they were not able to help me as my life-long illness does not fit into the legislation being used to determine as to whether or not they can help people, namely the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970. Considering the fact that my illness has recently been incorporated into the list of disabilities (on the DWP website in fact), one would think that given that I have been off work since the beginning of this year with chronic pain and recently being diagnosed with a disability, I would be classified as being Chronically Sick and Disabled. The OH department did not think so. After having chased up their decision (as they said the managers were meeting to discuss my referral), I was told that not only did they feel that I was not chronically sick nor disabled, but also that they felt that they could not assist me. After having received that news when I called in to chase this thing up as it had been well over a week since they said a decision was going to be made, I immediately decided to inform the Croydon Council employee that in fact their decision was wrong and in effect, lodge an appeal to their decision. I ran down the symptoms of the illness and also the effect it has on mobility and the quality of life that I am currently living

I stated the fact that my illness was a disability and that I had been off work since the early part of this year with chronic debilitating pain ¿ bedridden in fact. I took the Croydon Council employee on a journey through my year and they in fact agreed that they would speak with their boss on Monday morning to re-think the decision that had been made.

I wonder ¿ did Lucy Goundry take part in making this decision as she is qualified to do so and if not ¿ which unqualified self-appointed medical professional made the decision not to assist me? I had to explain my illness to a person who probably assisted in making that decision, who had no clue about my illness ¿ yet they told me they could not help me?????? They stated that they needed more information and that the GP¿s report did not go into detail, so today I will write to them about my illness, even though they have this lovely educated medical profession at their offices being paid a rotund fee. Is she not to assess people given that she is the medically qualified one instead of jack of all trades, masters of none making the decision on citizens health????????????? Would you let an admin assistant do open heart surgery I ask????

I have worked and paid tax and feel that I am helping Croydon Council pay these grotesque wages via council tax, yet when someone who pays their way in life gets knocked over, they are unwilling to assist. I bet if I was a dosser I would be in there now having the earth thrown at me, because as we all know; this government encourages and rewards backward behaviour. Backward people, backward times. God I can¿t wait until that moment when I can get on a plane and leave this country for good. I don¿t ever remember this country being so bad and am heartbroken and ashamed to say that I am British.”

“High salaries are totally justified when the employee is doing an excellent job - but Croydon isn't a wonderful place to live at the moment.”