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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 note offers route into staff absence discussions

    by Personnel Today 31 Jan 2012
    by Personnel Today 31 Jan 2012

    The fit note is providing an important “nudge” to get managers to instigate conversations with their staff to discuss the...

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    by Personnel Today 27 Jan 2012

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    Fit notes: quality conversations vital in tackling long-term absence

    by Dr Jill Miller 19 Jan 2012
    by Dr Jill Miller 19 Jan 2012

    While recent research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) shows that the fit note is so far...

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    Fit notes prompt return-to-work conversations but fail to curb absence

    by Laura Chamberlain 14 Dec 2011
    by Laura Chamberlain 14 Dec 2011

    Fit notes have “nudged” managers to have conversations with staff on sick leave about their return to work but have failed...

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    Independent fit-for-work assessments proposed for long-term sick

    by Noel O'Reilly 21 Nov 2011
    by Noel O'Reilly 21 Nov 2011

    A government-commissioned review of sickness absence has recommended that an independent assessment service should take over return-to-work assessments from GPs.The...

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    Businesses must increase focus on mental health issues

    by Personnel Today 3 Nov 2011
    by Personnel Today 3 Nov 2011

    Large employers need to prioritise mental health as a boardroom issue, putting it on a par with physical health, according...

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    SEQOHS sets the standard in occupational health

    by Personnel Today 1 Nov 2011
    by Personnel Today 1 Nov 2011

    The Safe Effective Quality Occupational Health Service (SEQOHS) accreditation scheme is looking set to become the recognised standard across occupational health providers....

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    Improving occupational health services in the NHS

    by Personnel Today 13 Oct 2011
    by Personnel Today 13 Oct 2011

    The framework for NHS occupational health provision is changing, and practitioners need to get involved, says Sarah Silcox.The Department of...

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    Studies reveal insights into fit note and absence training

    by Personnel Today 1 Oct 2011
    by Personnel Today 1 Oct 2011

    Two sets of research by XpertHR have argued that employers remain split about the merits of the fit note, but...

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    Agency temps: Policy on the use of agency workers (policy)

    by Personnel Today 1 Oct 2011
    by Personnel Today 1 Oct 2011

    This article first appeared on XpertHR
    When to use this model agency workers policy
    Use this model policy to set...

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    Are ‘Fitness for Work’ assessments fit for purpose?

    by Georgina Fuller 23 Sep 2011
    by Georgina Fuller 23 Sep 2011

    The Government’s “Fitness for Work” assessments have been praised and vilified in equal measure since they were rolled out nationwide in...

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    The Work Programme – will it work?

    by Georgina Fuller 14 Sep 2011
    by Georgina Fuller 14 Sep 2011

    When the Government launched the Welfare Reform Bill in February 2010, it was heralded as the biggest shake-up of a...

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    Employers struggle with interpretation of fit note

    by Personnel Today 7 Sep 2011
    by Personnel Today 7 Sep 2011

    Employers remain sceptical about how proactive GPs are being in using the fit note to encourage employees to return to...

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    Fit notes causing headaches for employers

    by John Eccleston 1 Aug 2011
    by John Eccleston 1 Aug 2011

    Employers have little confidence in the fit note system and do not feel that GPs effectively communicate what needs to...

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    GPs question effectiveness of fit note for return to work

    by Personnel Today 28 Jul 2011
    by Personnel Today 28 Jul 2011

    GPs remain sceptical about the effectiveness of the fit note, a major poll of family doctors by insurer Legal &...

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