HELP!! WORK ARE TRYING TO GET RID OF ME

I work for the local authority in a school, I have been off work since we started back in September 2014.

I have seen oh who said they did not need to see me agin until I saw a consultant.

I have thought I had chronic pain syndrome and fatigue, but upon seeing a different doctor on monday see told me that I have Fibromyalgia I said I have never been told that and was she sure, se said yes it was on the screen.

Later in the afternoon I had a meeting with HR and my union rep as they were looking to finish me and I was on a final review meeting. We told her that we had just received this diagnosis anyway she went away saying she would speak to the head.

I got a call on the wednesday off my union rep saying that hr had contacted him and to let me know that they were looking to retire me on ill health.

My ssp runs out on the 18th of March, i know i can claim contribution based esa.

I need some help and advice on what to do with this ill health and some help about claiming esa as I have never been on benefits before and it all seems really hard to understand.

Is there anyone who can help me or give me advice please

Thank you for replying so promtly.

I am extremely worried at the moment as you can imagine.

If I phone up what do I have to say. Is it that I want to claim Esa or do i have to request esa 50 or for mental or physical I'm a bit confused.

What questions do they ask when you phone them, do I need anything to hand.

Once again thank you

Be very careful and take good advice.
Will you be eligable for a pension from work, ie taking your pension earlier due to illhelath and if you are eligable find out how much you will get and for how long etc etc as all of this is a minefield when retired due to ill health.
Also when the OH Dr retires you from employment discuss with him/her if the retirement due to illhelath is for your work alone or for any work in the future regardless of type of work and locaiton,and also how that will impinge on any retirement pension you will be getting.
The union rep should be able to assist, but take other qualified advice too as this is a very important aspect of what is happening to you.
I was led up the garden path in my naivity with the subject at the time. To the detrement of my finances and ability to cope with the Local Govt and its Union rep. I was in a mid senior role within Local Govt and ended up leaving due to illhealth and signed off permanently from employment with any forom of work but minus a pension, due to me taking things at face value !!! I would hate anyone to go thru what I went thru because of not getting ones head around the situation properly.

I dont know how it all works, i have seen that some times you mutally agree to finish work and they pay you off with a lump sum,

i have been having a look at being finished with Fibromyalgia on ill health but it does not look promising, I dont think i have found anyone who was finished on ill and on the top tier. I have seen a couple who got tier 3

I can access legal advice through my union.

I dont know if I can say 'NO' to ill health retirement. I dont think it will be worth it without gettting level 1 or level 2.

I have also seen voluntary redundacy??

Thanks to everyone who has left me a message- some great advice