The government said the WorkWell pilot will combat the practice of immediately writing people off sick. Those given sick ...

Doctors in England will be encouraged to refer patients to the gym or job coaches rather than signing them off as “not fit ...

You will need a sick note - now called Statements of Fitness for Work or "fit note" - to show your employer if you have spent a long time away from work due to illness or injury.

Private GPs are signing £25 sick notes for people to take time off work and go “to the beach”. NHS consultants working for private GP clinics are signing people off of work for between £25 ...

Doctors face ethical and legal challenges regarding sick notes. ... When work incapacity is uncertain, issuing a sick note for a shorter period rather than a full week can be a practical solution.

The number of working days lost to sick leave hovered around 180 million for around a decade – closer to 2022 levels. If ...

The government has launched a new pilot aimed at cutting the number of people being signed off work through sick notes, with ...

Sick notes can now be written by more health professionals under new rules that aim to reduce the workload for GPs. News you can trust since 1873. Sign In. Subscribe.