How new 'fit note' system will work in England from November as Health Secretary Wes Streeting confirms reform so that GPs help patients back into work ...
GP fit notes declaring people unable to work will be replaced with support to help them stay in their job, under a government pilot scheme. GPs in two areas of England will refer patients for support ...
The Fit Note system has placed family doctors in an impossible position, forcing them to make decisions that are often less ...
Hundreds of GPs have told the BBC they have never refused to sign a patient off work for mental health issues. BBC News sent a questionnaire to more than 5,000 GPs in England asking if they had ever ...
The UK government is changing how people return to work after illness. Fit notes, once a standard part of the system, are ...
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