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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Increasing paperwork, time pressures and a focus on meeting targets could mean that GPs are missing potentially life-threatening conditions, a...
There has been a rise in the number of people self-harming, but more than half do not seek medical or...
Organisations should implement and clearly communicate policies for reporting and managing sickness, according to new guidance from National Institute for...
Thousands more fit notes were issued by GPs in England in the second quarter of last year, including a 13.5%...
The TUC’s senior policy officer for health and safety, Hugh Robertson, has sharply criticised Government moves to scrap the Fit...
This article is part of a series by Dr John Cooper on what is occupational health. It is intended as...
Putting together a short-term sickness absence policy can be one of the most daunting tasks an HR professional can face....
A watertight long-term sickness absence policy can give employees who are off work for an extended period the best chance...
The Government has announced a major review of statutory sick pay, fit notes and the role employers can play in...
The Government has announced plans to overhaul the GP fit note and statutory sick pay, as well as reform the...
In the first of two articles on assessing an employee’s fitness to work as part of a management referral, Anne ...
A series of roadshows have been held recently to explain how to use the Government’s new Fit for Work service....
Independent research published by the University of Nottingham in 2015 shows that the fit note is misunderstood by employers and ...
The national Fit for Work service has been fully operational since September 2015, but awareness of the service among employers...
