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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.


    • Fit for Work
    • Return to work and rehabilitation
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    Meningitis patients left struggling from lack of aftercare

    by Nic Paton 8 Jun 2023
    by Nic Paton 8 Jun 2023

    Many people struggle to recover their lives after meningitis – including trying to stay in work – because they fail...

    • Fit for Work
    • Long Covid
    • Return to work and rehabilitation

    Long Covid fatigue can be worse than cancer and kidney disease

    by Nic Paton 8 Jun 2023
    by Nic Paton 8 Jun 2023

    Many people with long Covid experience greater levels of illness and fatigue than those with cancer-related anaemia or severe kidney...

    • Fit for Work
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    • Long Covid

    Thousands of nurses in Scotland ill with long Covid

    by Nic Paton 5 Jun 2023
    by Nic Paton 5 Jun 2023

    More than 2,400 nurses in Scotland have been forced to take sick leave because of symptoms of long Covid since 2020.

    • Blood pressure
    • Fit for Work
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    Kidney disease could become ‘public health emergency’ in a decade

    by Nic Paton 5 Jun 2023
    by Nic Paton 5 Jun 2023

    Kidney disease risks becoming “a public health emergency” that could overwhelm the NHS within a decade, a charity has warned....

    • Fit for Work
    • Sickness absence management
    • Wellbeing and health promotion

    First oral treatment for migraine symptoms gets NHS green light

    by Nic Paton 2 Jun 2023
    by Nic Paton 2 Jun 2023

    An oral treatment for migraine symptoms that involves dissolving a medicated wafer under your tongue has been approved for use...

    • Fit for Work
    • Coronavirus
    • Self-isolation

    TUC calls for Covid inquiry to probe pandemic failings of UK sick pay

    by Nic Paton 2 Jun 2023
    by Nic Paton 2 Jun 2023

    The failings of the UK’s sick pay system need to be put firmly in the spotlight when the Covid-19 public inquiry starts hearing witness evidence from next week, the TUC has said.

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    CPD: OH and HR working together to support long Covid

    by Lesley Macniven 1 Jun 2023
    by Lesley Macniven 1 Jun 2023

    Many people are still experiencing the debilitating effects of long Covid. This presents an opportunity for OH and HR to...

    • Fit for Work
    • Long Covid
    • Return to work and rehabilitation

    Study links long Covid risk to social deprivation

    by Nic Paton 26 May 2023
    by Nic Paton 26 May 2023

    People living in the most deprived areas are 46% more likely to end up with long Covid, a study has suggested.

    • Fit for Work
    • Mental health conditions
    • OH service delivery

    Eating disorders: how occupational therapists can work with OH

    by Maxine Jones 23 May 2023
    by Maxine Jones 23 May 2023

    Occupational therapy can support someone with an eating disorder through recovery and return to work.

    • Fit for Work
    • Conditions
    • Cardiac

    Stroke risk fears as 1.5 million now have atrial fibrillation

    by Nic Paton 19 May 2023
    by Nic Paton 19 May 2023

    The number of people diagnosed with atrial fibrillation (AF) has passed 1.5 million for the first time, putting them at...

    • Fit for Work
    • Research
    • Disability

    Study suggests Epstein-Barr virus could be trigger for multiple sclerosis

    by Nic Paton 19 May 2023
    by Nic Paton 19 May 2023

    A common childhood virus could be an important trigger for multiple sclerosis (MS) in later life, research has suggested.

    • Fit for Work
    • Disability
    • Return to work and rehabilitation

    NHS to roll out at-home hepatitis C testing kits

    by Nic Paton 15 May 2023
    by Nic Paton 15 May 2023

    NHS England is rolling out at-home testing kits for hepatitis C as part of an ambitious programme to eradicate the...

    • Fit for Work
    • Anxiety
    • Depression

    Call to help employees manage mental and physical toll of kidney disease

    by Nic Paton 15 May 2023
    by Nic Paton 15 May 2023

    The mental health of people with kidney disease needs to be considered within any care and recovery plans as much...

    • Fit for Work
    • Disability
    • Dementia

    Stigma and fear still leading to dementia diagnosis delays

    by Nic Paton 15 May 2023
    by Nic Paton 15 May 2023

    Nearly a third of people (33%) who notice symptoms of dementia in themselves or a loved one keep their fears...

    • Fit for Work
    • Disability
    • Musculoskeletal disorders

    Little evidence that antidepressants work for chronic pain

    by Nic Paton 10 May 2023
    by Nic Paton 10 May 2023

    There is very little scientific proof that being prescribed antidepressants will help people with long-term chronic pain, a study has suggested.

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