title: Taking the early way out.
abstract: Health visitors and school nurses forced to take time off sick need to know their pay and leave entitlements. Some may be contemplating--or coming under pressure to take--early retirement on grounds of ill-health. Here we look at the issues of long-term sick leave and early retirement.
mesh_terms: D000041:Absenteeism; D003152:Community Health Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007750:Labor Unions; D012179:Retirement; D012573:School Nursing