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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
    • Coronavirus
    • Long Covid

    Ill health and Covid force 400,000 out of labour market

    by Ashleigh Webber 27 Apr 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 27 Apr 2022

    An IPPR report suggests the pandemic has resulted in significant UK labour market changes.

    • Stress
    • Fit for Work
    • Reasonable adjustments

    Staff with long Covid should be treated as having disability

    by Ashleigh Webber 1 Mar 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 1 Mar 2022

    The EHRC's head of policy says that, in the absence of clear legislation, employers should treat staff who have long Covid as if they have a disability.

    • Fit for Work
    • Unconscious bias
    • Latest News

    Redefining presenteeism in the workplace

    by Matt Jenkins 18 Oct 2021
    by Matt Jenkins 18 Oct 2021

    There’s a whole new category of presenteeism that needs to be considered. This is the idea that individuals feel they are unable to bring their true selves to the workplace.

    • Fit for Work
    • Mental health conditions
    • Sickness absence management

    Warning of mental health ‘tipping point’ without more investment

    by Nic Paton 12 Oct 2021
    by Nic Paton 12 Oct 2021

    A think-tank has urged the government to make investment in mental health a priority in the comprehensive spending review.

    • Fit for Work
    • Reasonable adjustments
    • Coronavirus

    Could long Covid meet the definition of disability?

    by Hollie Ryan 15 Sep 2021
    by Hollie Ryan 15 Sep 2021

    While not formally recognised as a disability, the effect long Covid may have on a person's ability to work may mean it should be considered as such.

    • Fit for Work
    • Testing
    • Coronavirus

    Driving through the pandemic: OH within the transport sector

    by Dr Mark F R Hall 5 Jul 2021
    by Dr Mark F R Hall 5 Jul 2021

    The first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic was a steep learning curve for all employers, but in particular bus and...

    • Stress
    • Fit for Work
    • Anxiety

    One in five ‘long Covid’ sufferers still unable to work after six months

    by Ashleigh Webber 5 Jan 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 5 Jan 2021

    Many people suffering with ‘long Covid’ are still unable to fully work six months after their initial coronavirus infection, according...

    • Stress
    • Fit for Work
    • Anxiety

    BHSF conducts 3,500 remote health assessments for pandemic-hit firms

    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Dec 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Dec 2020

    Health and wellbeing provider BHSF has conducted 3,500 ‘contact free’ return-to-work medical assessments in the past six months.
    Its occupational...

    • Stress
    • Fit for Work
    • Mental health conditions

    Four in 10 fit notes issued for mental health

    by Ashleigh Webber 7 Dec 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 7 Dec 2020

    Mental ill health accounted for four in 10 fit notes issued by GPs during the first lockdown in the spring,...

    • Fit for Work
    • Clinical governance
    • Health surveillance

    ‘Sustainable workplace health strategies’ needed to tackle long-term health risks

    by Ashleigh Webber 13 Nov 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 13 Nov 2020

    The UK should put in place ‘Sustainable Workplace Health Strategies’ for each of its nations, the British Occupational Hygiene Society...

    • Fit for Work
    • Research
    • Coronavirus

    Healthcare staff need more information to treat ‘long Covid’

    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Oct 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Oct 2020

    Research from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has argued that people suffering from ‘long Covid’ – or often...

    • Fit for Work
    • Ergonomics
    • Clinical governance

    Governments told to prioritise tackling rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions

    by Ashleigh Webber 12 Oct 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 12 Oct 2020

    Governments across Europe are being urged to create a comprehensive strategy to tackle rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions, which currently affect...

    • Fit for Work
    • Anxiety
    • Stress

    Focus on individual needs when bringing employees back after mental illness

    by Ashleigh Webber 1 Oct 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 1 Oct 2020

    Employers must put a greater emphasis on meeting individual needs when planning an employees’ return to work following mental illness....

    • Fit for Work
    • Coronavirus
    • Long Covid

    ‘Tens of thousands’ may experience kidney problems after Covid-19

    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Sep 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Sep 2020

    A renal specialist has warned that ‘tens of thousands’ of people who have had Covid-19 may require kidney transplants or...

    • Fit for Work
    • Disability
    • Stroke

    Thousands of stroke survivors missing out on rehabilitation

    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Sep 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Sep 2020

    The estimated 35,000 people who survived a stroke during the pandemic are in need of more support, with many missing...

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