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Fit for Work

Fit for Work is a Government-funded service providing occupational health assessments on referral from the employee's GP or employer, where an employee is absent from work for at least four weeks. It also provides advice for employers, employees and GPs on matters relating to health and work.


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    Uncertainty over law hampering legal use of medical cannabis

    by Nic Paton 20 May 2025
    by Nic Paton 20 May 2025

    A growing number of UK employees are now legally using medical cannabis to manage conditions such as chronic pain, anxiety...

    • Fit for Work
    • Anxiety
    • Stress

    Employers ‘worryingly’ ignorant about stress risk assessments

    by Nic Paton 20 May 2025
    by Nic Paton 20 May 2025

    Employer awareness, understanding and compliance with Health and Safety Executive (HSE) stress risk assessment requirements remains “worryingly” low, a poll...

    • Fit for Work
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    • Mental health conditions

    Healthcare workers prioritise mental health support in new jobs

    by Nic Paton 12 May 2025
    by Nic Paton 12 May 2025

    Three-quarters of healthcare workers (76%) prioritise access to mental health support when evaluating job opportunities, a poll has argued.
    The...

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    • Health surveillance
    • Latest News

    Tool developed for employers to calculate cost of respiratory illness

    by Nic Paton 28 Apr 2025
    by Nic Paton 28 Apr 2025

    A tool has been developed to help businesses calculate the financial impact of respiratory illnesses within their workforce.
    The interactive...

    • Fit for Work
    • Financial wellbeing
    • Health surveillance

    Why employers must do more to support all four ‘pillars’ of wellbeing

    by Debra Clark 24 Apr 2025
    by Debra Clark 24 Apr 2025

    There is still too often a disconnect between how concerned employers say they are about employee health and wellbeing and...

    • Fit for Work
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    NHS urging people to check for cancer warning signs

    by Nic Paton 22 Apr 2025
    by Nic Paton 22 Apr 2025

    People check their bank balance more frequently than they do their body for possible warning signs of cancer, an NHS...

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    • Mental health conditions

    Call for better mental health support for NHS workers

    by Nic Paton 17 Apr 2025
    by Nic Paton 17 Apr 2025

    Psychiatrists have called on the government to put in place better mental health support for NHS frontline staff.
    The call...

    • Fit for Work
    • NHS
    • Latest News

    NHS to expand GP scheme enabling greater access to community care

    by Nic Paton 16 Apr 2025
    by Nic Paton 16 Apr 2025

    The government is expanding a scheme to enable people to access healthcare in the community or closer to their homes...

    • Fit for Work
    • Stress
    • Mental health conditions

    Computer says no: IT woes giving employees sleepless nights

    by Nic Paton 15 Apr 2025
    by Nic Paton 15 Apr 2025

    Technology remains one of the biggest stressors in the workplace, a poll has argued, with more than half of workers...

    • Fit for Work
    • Stress
    • Stress

    Nearly half did not take even one full week’s holiday last year – poll

    by Nic Paton 14 Apr 2025
    by Nic Paton 14 Apr 2025

    Nearly half of UK employees (43%) did not take even a full week off work last year, a survey has...

    • Fit for Work
    • Latest News
    • Sickness absence management

    Government urged to boost workplace support for women’s health

    by Nic Paton 11 Apr 2025
    by Nic Paton 11 Apr 2025

    Employers and workplace health professionals are urging the government to do more to encourage employers to invest in support for...

    • Fit for Work
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    • Diabetes

    Warning of diabetes risk for workplace drivers

    by Nic Paton 11 Apr 2025
    by Nic Paton 11 Apr 2025

    Companies employing drivers are being warned they need to proactively monitor and risk manage for type 2 diabetes, as those...

    • Stress
    • Fit for Work
    • Stress

    Quarter feel their employer is ineffective at managing stress

    by Nic Paton 11 Apr 2025
    by Nic Paton 11 Apr 2025

    More than a quarter of workers (28%) believe their employer is ineffective at managing workplace stress, according to a poll....

    • Fit for Work
    • NHS
    • Disability

    NHS could go door-to-door to tackle ill-health worklessness

    by Nic Paton 7 Apr 2025
    by Nic Paton 7 Apr 2025

    Healthcare staff could go door-to-door within communities to tackle sickness, ill-health worklessness and absence from work, as part of the...

    • Fit for Work
    • Absence
    • Latest News

    Employers struggling to manage rising levels of sickness absence – poll

    by Nic Paton 7 Apr 2025
    by Nic Paton 7 Apr 2025

    Rising levels of sickness are taking a toll on many workplaces, research has suggested, with employers reporting increased absence affecting...

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