Over 11 million 'fit notes' issued by the NHS last year - Metro explores why.

N John Kem, took up the job in the Christian missionary hospital in Madhya Pradesh, impersonating a famous British doctor by the same name.

Eradicating fake doctors Despite the ongoing crackdown, only a few fake doctors have received jail sentences, and delays in legal proceedings have allowed many to continue practicing.

Authorities arrested Frank Haberle last month for posing as a doctor and dispensing medication from Broadway Health in Lantana, Florida.

The Telangana State Medical Council investigates 35 fake doctors operating online, promoting treatments for obesity, diabetes, and other illnesses despite lacking medical qualifications. Discover ...

A fake doctor’s note to take a sick day falls under Washington state forgery and criminal impersonation laws, both of which are felonies.

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Family doctors frustrated with writing sick notes have created a template letter for patients to give to their employers, explaining that sick notes place an unnecessary burden on physicians ...

‘Sick’ Britons cash in on seven months’ leave with fake doctors’ notes Near-identical GP documents are being sold online for as little as £25 ...

Some employees, however, think nothing of using a fake doctor’s note to claim illness, when they were actually out and about having fun, or off on a mini holiday. What they fail to realise, says ...

It’s the law: if you are absent from work for more than two consecutive days, or more than twice within eight weeks, you have to provide a doctor’s note to your employer, according to the Basic ...