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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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    NICE gives green light for new osteoporosis and gene therapy treatments

    by Nic Paton 8 Aug 2024
    by Nic Paton 8 Aug 2024

    Two new treatments, one for tackling osteoporosis after menopause and a gene therapy for the blood disorder beta-thalassaemia, have been...

    • Fit for Work
    • Cancer
    • Disability

    Silicosis: doctors call for UK ban on use of artificial stone worktops

    by Nic Paton 8 Aug 2024
    by Nic Paton 8 Aug 2024

    Doctors have called for a ban on artificial stone being used for kitchen counters and worktops because of the risk...

    • Fit for Work
    • NHS
    • Sickness absence management

    Pharmacies in ‘deep distress’ as funding pressures bite

    by Nic Paton 5 Aug 2024
    by Nic Paton 5 Aug 2024

    Community pharmacies are in ‘deep distress’ with financial and demand pressures forcing almost all to stop offering some NHS and...

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

    Breakthrough could relieve pain of knee osteoarthritis

    by Nic Paton 5 Aug 2024
    by Nic Paton 5 Aug 2024

    A medication used for autoimmune conditions has been found to be effective in relieving the pain and stiffness caused by...

    • Fit for Work
    • Anxiety
    • Depression

    Two-thirds of trainee doctors at risk of burnout, says GMC

    by Nic Paton 5 Aug 2024
    by Nic Paton 5 Aug 2024

    Nearly two-thirds (63%) of trainee doctors consider themselves to be at ‘high’ or ‘moderate’ risk of burnout, according to the...

    • Fit for Work
    • Coronavirus
    • Vaccinations

    Who will be eligible for NHS covid jabs this autumn?

    by Nic Paton 2 Aug 2024
    by Nic Paton 2 Aug 2024

    The government’s Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has announced who will be eligible for NHS Covid vaccinations this...

    • Fit for Work
    • Blood pressure
    • Conditions

    Eye health and high cholesterol red flags for future dementia

    by Nic Paton 2 Aug 2024
    by Nic Paton 2 Aug 2024

    Failing eyesight and high cholesterol could be two red flags for possible future dementia, research has concluded.
    Treating these conditions...

    • Fit for Work
    • Coronavirus
    • Disability

    Long Covid cognitive and psychiatric problems can last for years – study

    by Nic Paton 31 Jul 2024
    by Nic Paton 31 Jul 2024

    Many people who have been hospitalised with Covid-19 continue to have cognitive and psychiatric problems even two to three years...

    • Fit for Work
    • Anxiety
    • Depression

    Women experience burnout more than men – report

    by Nic Paton 29 Jul 2024
    by Nic Paton 29 Jul 2024

    More women than men experience burnout, and report lower financial resilience, according to a poll.
    The survey of 1,020 people...

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

    Two-thirds of employees never referred to occupational health

    by Nic Paton 22 Jul 2024
    by Nic Paton 22 Jul 2024

    More than two-thirds of employees (70%) have never been referred to occupational health by their employer, with half of employers...

    • Anxiety
    • Fit for Work
    • Depression

    Mental health training linked to better business performance – study

    by Nic Paton 22 Jul 2024
    by Nic Paton 22 Jul 2024

    Mental health training for line managers is strongly linked to better business performance, and could save companies millions of pounds...

    • Fit for Work
    • Anxiety
    • Depression

    A million fit notes issued for mental ill health last year

    by Nic Paton 1 Jul 2024
    by Nic Paton 1 Jul 2024

    More than one million fit notes for mental and behavioural disorders were issued by the NHS last year, according to...

    • Fit for Work
    • Return to work and rehabilitation
    • Sickness absence management

    Government has ‘misdiagnosed’ the drivers of UK’s sickness problem

    by Tina Woods 14 Jun 2024
    by Tina Woods 14 Jun 2024

    Next UK government should look at what is really driving long-term absence – the shortcomings in workplace health support and the broken sick pay system.

    • Fit for Work
    • Cardiac
    • Health surveillance

    Ethnic minority patients with heart failure at higher risk of death – study

    by Nic Paton 3 Jun 2024
    by Nic Paton 3 Jun 2024

    Ethnic minority patients with heart failure are at much higher risk of death than White patients, research has concluded.
    According...

    • Fit for Work
    • OH service delivery
    • Sickness absence management

    Cautious welcome for Labour pledges on health and work

    by Nic Paton 3 Jun 2024
    by Nic Paton 3 Jun 2024

    Initial Labour Party proposals around health and work have been given a cautious thumbs-up by health professionals, even if the...

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