Posted By A Campbell Allan, Have you a agreement with occ health provider? Would certainly be of some help... just a thought Tony

Posted By steve e ashton "continuous medication"... Try googling 'analgesic headache'... Not a lot of people seem to know that if you take pain killers for long time the pain killers themselves can cause headaches.... A couple of days without painkillers - and the headaches disappear. Magic. It worked for me! I do know there is a difference between migraine and headache - but it may be worth checking that the employee knows. Then you need to enquire about stress factors - any office move can be difficult for different people for different reasons. It may be worth talking to the individual to determine whether there are any stress related issues you may be able to help resolve...?.

Posted By nspencer If she is having this much trouble I suggest that she goes back to her GP and gets referred to a migraine clinic for further management. I would also ensure that she has an eyetest and that her working hours are not excessive and that she takes mini breaks every hour to rest her eyes. Migraine sufferers tend to know what triggers off their attacks usually certain foods e.g. caffiene, cheese or it could be hormonal. Try this for further help http://www.migraine.org.uk/ Nicola

Posted By rees davies I am aware of an individual that was in a clerical position that complained of and had time off work due to severe headaches/migraines. The question at the time was whether these were headaches or actual migraines The initial action was to review the DSE questionnaire that the individual had originally filed and their PC program based assessment and send the individual for an eye test. What actually transpired was that this individual absolutely walked the tasks that they were undertaking and finished the work well before time, after asking whether there was more to be done and being told no, they then used their PC to surf the inter/intranet to relieve boredom. This led to a management challenge (direct peer) on their behaviour's, ie, surfing the nets whilst at work and eventual, after setting new goals by management, and achieving them, disciplinary action was taken (initiated by their direct peer). This individual requested to be moved within the company, and after being under the spot light for a while to come up to scratch was eventually let go to their new position. There has been no time off since and as far as I am aware no more headaches/ migraines. The point is, as another suggestion is, maybe your individual has had no, or is unaware of their responsibilities defined for their role or is at the hands of an ill placed task master that is worried they may be replaced and so is bullying them, could tie in with the cycle of the head aches/migraines starting on a Tuesday to Friday and subsiding over the weekend. Regards RD