Tag Archives: long-term sickness

GP research into effects of fit note

Posted on November 25, 2011 by renieshaw

On 6 April 2010, the Government implemented a new Statement of Fitness for Work (‘fit note’) across England, Wales and Scotland to replace the ‘sick note’. The new medical statement aims to: improve back-to-work advice for individuals on a period … Continue reading →

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Independent assessment service to be responsible for signing people off on long term sickness

Posted on November 21, 2011 by renieshaw

According to drafts of the Government’s ‘Independent Review into Sickness Absence’ by Dame Carol Black (UK National Director for Health and Work) and David Frost (the former head of the British Chambers of Commerce), which is due to be published … Continue reading →

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