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.
The Fit for Work service has been up and running for several months now. Dr Lucy Goundry, medical director of...
A series of roadshows have been held recently to explain how to use the Government’s new Fit for Work service....
Few employers have been officially made aware of the introduction and availability of 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...
Telephone assessments are increasingly used to assess patients in the OH industry. Chris Rhodes, chief nursing officer at the Government’s...
Employers are willing to engage with the Government’s new Fit for Work service, a recent survey has concluded.
The 2015/16...
Practice teachers are essential in supporting specialist community public health nurses (SCPHNs) during their OH degree courses. They are also...
The Government’s new Fit for Work service health and return-to-work assessment service completed its national roll-out in September and has...
XpertHR’s webinar An A to Z of legal changes 2015/16 took employers through recent and upcoming developments in employment law....
Modern slavery statements were the subject of the most popular FAQ in September in our monthly round up of the...
Every October brings new employment law changes, and 2015 is certainly no different. While the Government’s proposals to toughen the...
The Fit for Work service is now fully open. Employers and GPs can now refer employees who have been off...
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Employers in England and Wales are able, from today, to refer employees to Fit for Work, the...
The Fit for Work service is now up and running for GP referrals, so employers need to be prepared for...
