Hundreds of officers are waiting to see Policing Board's doctors. They are on full pay, but say it's 'lonely, long and retraumatising' and want it to end. | UTV News
Once officers receive a so-called red envelope from the PSNI, which will have medical advice saying it's unlikely the person can work as an officer again, they will be on full pay until a decision on their file is made.
"For me, it's been a process drawn out over two years now and it’s still being drawn out," he told UTV. "It is a very sad and lonely process when you suddenly decide to leave the job that you love doing because you're physically or mentally unwell. "I was just broken and just needed to break free and then start dealing with the statements that were troubling me day in, day out.David and Eddie believe that money used to pay full wages could be better used in recruiting new officers.
The Policing Board said that there are significant budget issues and backlog problems following a judicial review. "There are a number of resourcing and budgetary pressures which continue to impact the Board’s provision, however staff are moving at pace and prioritising serving officers who are awaiting IHR."
"We find a lot of the time officers and staff will mask their psychological symptoms with a physical illness or injury or perhaps quite naturally there'll be a combination of physical symptoms that accompany the psychological symptoms that they're experiencing."
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