medical leave during DAFNE course

I think it makes sense ringing Diabetes.co.uk and checking with them if this is part of medical leave, which you should take and dont have to sacrifice your holidays as Anil said! Why dont we ask DAFNE to make comment here? They should make this inevitable to all organizations in UK to follow this norm. Offer three or five days medical leave to all those who are going to attend DAFNE course. Why every company should have their own standards to consider this as medical leave or not? In first instance when NHS provided a letter to my employer, I was thinking that letter is enough to prove that I am legally allowed to take five days medical leave and my employer has to respect this letter. However it's more clear now that each company has their own set of standards and NHS/Diabetes UK/DAFNE doesnt force them to accept this as a medical leave! I'll decide what to do after I speak with Diabetes UK team. Thanks for your response guys. I really appreciate that.


With Regards,

Vinod Kavle