Planning for your return

• Talk to your Occupational Health service or GP to work out when and how is best for you to return to work.
• Depending on the nature of your job, you might want to ask your employer about returning to work on lighter duties at first. This means:
• Spending more time sitting rather than standing or walking
• Doing work that is mostly paperwork, using a computer or telephone
• Not carrying more than around 5kg any significant distance
• Avoiding tasks such as prolonged loading or unloading, packing or unpacking.
• If you have an HR Department at work, they will be able to advise you on how your absence might affect any benefits you may be receiving during your time off.