POLL: Should GPs be stripped of their powers to sign people off work?
New plans could mean you don’t need to see a doctor to get a sick note (officially referred to as fitness to work notes) after Rishi Sunak vowed to strip …
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I’m a GP – sending people back to work before they’re well will cripple the NHS
The government must not let medical assessors be incentivised to push people back into work if they are sick, a leading expert has warned. Work and pensions expert Baroness Altmann …
Major illnesses to strike 700,000 more by 2040 in ‘sick note Britain’
2.8 million people are already out of work with long-term problems (Image: Getty) Some 700,000 more workers will be suffering from major illnesses such as chronic pain, type 2 diabetes …