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Fit notes

A fit note is a doctor’s statement of an employee’s fitness for work. The fit note is designed to encourage employers, employees and doctors to move away from a rigid system of employees being either fit or unfit to work and towards a more flexible approach placing the emphasis on what employees are able to do at work, thus helping sick employees to return to work as soon as they are able.


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    • Fit for Work

    Short-term sickness absence policy: a 15-step guide for HR

    by Stephen Simpson 3 May 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 3 May 2017

    Putting together a short-term sickness absence policy can be one of the most daunting tasks an HR professional can face....

    • Absence
    • Employment law
    • Fit for Work

    Long-term sickness absence policy: a 16-step guide for HR

    by Stephen Simpson 3 May 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 3 May 2017

    A watertight long-term sickness absence policy can give employees who are off work for an extended period the best chance...

    • Fit for Work
    • Fit for Work
    • Disability

    Fit notes: occupational health practitioners respond to government proposals for reform

    by Nic Paton 1 Dec 2016
    by Nic Paton 1 Dec 2016

    The Government has announced a major review of statutory sick pay, fit notes and the role employers can play in...

    • Fit for Work
    • Fit notes
    • Mental health

    “Broken” fit note and fit for work scheme face overhaul

    by Noel O'Reilly 1 Nov 2016
    by Noel O'Reilly 1 Nov 2016

    The Government has announced plans to overhaul the GP fit note and statutory sick pay, as well as reform the...

    • Research
    • Fit notes
    • Sickness absence management

    Study shows GPs need more training in using Fit Note

    by Nic Paton 3 Sep 2015
    by Nic Paton 3 Sep 2015

    Many GPs need training in how best to use the fit note, the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH)...

    • Fit for Work
    • Absence
    • Fit notes

    Almost half of employers think fit notes are ineffective

    by Jo Faragher 21 Jul 2015
    by Jo Faragher 21 Jul 2015

    Almost half of employers believe the Department of Health’s flagship fit note scheme is not helping employees return to work....

    • Stress
    • Fit notes
    • Return to work and rehabilitation

    Are GP federations the answer to return to work after sickness absence?

    by Mark O'Connor 29 Sep 2014
    by Mark O'Connor 29 Sep 2014

    Dr Mark O’Connor gives his view on how GP federations can transform the role of GPs by supporting employees as...

    • Fit notes
    • Sickness absence management

    All GPs should be trained in occupational health, says manufacturers’ body

    by Nic Paton 16 Jul 2014
    by Nic Paton 16 Jul 2014

    The Government should ring-fence around £6 million of the £170 million budget it has earmarked for its new Health and...

    • Absence
    • Fit notes
    • Latest News

    Study looks at how to make best use of fit note

    by Personnel Today 4 Oct 2013
    by Personnel Today 4 Oct 2013

    In a potentially groundbreaking study, researchers from Nottingham University will investigate the best way to use fit notes to facilitate...

    • Fit notes
    • Musculoskeletal disorders
    • Opinion

    More action needed to reduce employee sickness absence

    by Personnel Today 6 Sep 2013
    by Personnel Today 6 Sep 2013

    The EEF calls for action on the fit note after the drop in absence rates slows.A healthy workforce is needed...

    • Fit notes
    • Latest News
    • Occupational Health

    Fit notes aid communication but vary greatly in how they are used

    by Personnel Today 4 Sep 2013
    by Personnel Today 4 Sep 2013

    Since fit notes were introduced in April 2010, they have led to greater communication between GPs, patients and employers, a...

    • Fit notes
    • Health and safety
    • HR practice

    Improving the work-life balance through stress reduction

    by Personnel Today 1 Sep 2013
    by Personnel Today 1 Sep 2013

    With more people than ever before experiencing workplace stress, psychotherapist Jamie Patterson looks at various tactics for reducing anxiety levels...

    • Fit notes
    • Health and safety
    • Latest News

    Study finds fit note diagnosis related to gender, area and age

    by Personnel Today 2 Jul 2013
    by Personnel Today 2 Jul 2013

    The fit note has, by and large, had a positive effect in terms of reducing long-term sickness absence since its...

    • Absence
    • Fit notes
    • Health and safety

    EEF calls for summit on absence rates

    by Personnel Today 1 Jul 2013
    by Personnel Today 1 Jul 2013

    The manufacturers’ organisation EEF has called for a “summit” of employers and the medical ­profession to be held to discuss...

    • Fit notes
    • Health and safety
    • Sickness absence management

    How the Frost/Black report could shake up occupational health

    by Personnel Today 3 Jun 2013
    by Personnel Today 3 Jun 2013

    The Government’s response to the Frost/Black report could see the biggest shake-up of the OH profession in a generation, finds...

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