A Government-commissioned review has made the case for replacing fit notes with a ‘non-clinical case management service’ funded by employers, which would help ‘take pressure off GPs’. It argued that ...
The ability of GPs to issue fit notes and deal with work and health issues is ‘questionable’, according to a Government-commissioned review. Sir Charlie Mayfield, a businessman and former chairman of ...
An NHS doctor has explained how GPs can keep patients' medical details confidential on sick or fit notes. If you're unwell and unable to work for more than seven days, including weekends and bank ...
New legislation to allow a wider range of healthcare professionals to certify fit notes has been introduced by the UK Government to ease pressure on GPs. The legislation, which applies across England, ...
18:21, Fri, Jul 11, 2025 Updated: 18:21, Fri, Jul 11, 2025 The Government is trialling a pilot progamme designed to reduce the number people signed off work. The newly announced scheme encourages GPs ...
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In her FT Weekend column “Why we should stop playing pass the parcel on welfare” (Opinion, FT.com, November 8), Camilla Cavendish refers to the high proportion of people signed off sick by their ...
GPs will be told to stop signing sick letters and instead send patients to the gym or a job centre in a bid to tackle the sicknote epidemic. Laying bare the scale of Britain's sicknote culture, Wes ...
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