Return to work and rehabilitation

“Invisible” impairments, such as memory loss, concentration problems and fatigue, can be key barriers that stop people returning to work...

Nearly 2,000 people were helped back into work last year through early intervention services backed by employee health insurance, such...

In the first of two articles on assessing an employee’s fitness to work as part of a management referral, Anne ...

In the first of two articles on assessing an employee’s fitness to work as part of a management referral, Anne ...

Effective planning to support the return to work of disabled employees after a period of absence can help ensure that...

The Fit for Work service has been up and running for several months now. Dr Lucy Goundry, medical director of...

Getting line managers to support, engage with and “buy into” the return-to-work process is the most effective way of reducing...

A functional restoration (or work hardening) programme to tackle musculoskeletal conditions at the London Fire Brigade has achieved results in...

There are around 200 types of arthritis, but not all have a readily identifiable name. This means that when someone...

A series of roadshows have been held recently to explain how to use the Government’s new Fit for Work service....

Functional restoration is seen as an effective way to achieve return to work for employees with musculoskeletal disorders. However, an...

Few employers have been officially made aware of the introduction and availability of the Government’s new Fit for Work service,...

Roza Mohammed-Collins and Anne Harriss examine a case study of an employee with depression, looking at the impact on work...

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...