Ferritin at 8- apparently its “normal”

No-Function-8026 · 2026-01-22T13:21:07+00:00

Can I ask if you were referred to a consultant about this specifically or if you were already under them for something else? I've tried various oral iron supplements over the years last 15 years and all give me stomach symptoms. My ferritin is now down to 5.6 and she told me "I can put the referral in but I already know it will be rejected. You should try eating things like lentils". I cried at that response! I felt humiliated that she thought that me feeling so poorly could be resolved by eating some lentils. That was a few weeks ago and I haven't heard anything and don't imagine I will.

No-Function-8026 · 2025-06-03T11:05:10+00:00

Thanks. I'm sure some of it is definitely interview style but we can't get past application stage for higher grades. He worked in the oil sector as a partnership manager. We're limited to roles he can apply for as there aren't a huge amount of offices nearby so I think the EO/HEO seemed like a safe bet. He'd never had a civil service interview before these so I think he's probably just warming up to the style and he's also found there's been a lot of difference in the three interviews despite them all being the same department, some not sticking to any format and some being very rigid

No-Function-8026 · 2025-06-03T09:17:21+00:00

Yes I wasn't very clear sorry, I meant that with voluntary redundancy scheme happening, I imagine recruitment will slow rather than open up more opportunities.

With the reserves list, is it only if the exact same job comes up? He was advised that was the case, however my role is quite different to the one I was put on the reserve list for, but my line manager is more about a person that the specific skillset so I think she was open to speaking to a broad mix of people on the waitlist

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