Scheme to trial scrapping fit notes to get people back to work

GP fit notes declaring people unable to work will be replaced with support to help them stay in their job, under a government ...

'Scheme replacing fit notes gave me my spark back'

"It just really gave me that spark back," she said. Hume is among the many people in Birmingham and Solihull to benefit from ...
The BMJ

Fit note overhaul: £3m pilot scheme aims to save GP time and better support patients

GPs and patients in four areas in England are set to see the fit note system overhauled from July, as part of a new £3m pilot ...
Pulse

GPs in four areas of England to pilot new fit note approach from July

GP practices in four areas of England will pilot different ways of issuing fit notes as part of a reform of the system, the Government has announced. As part of the pilots, patients will be offered ...

EXCLUSIVE: GPs to stop issuing sick notes and send patients to a job coach or gym instead

How new 'fit note' system will work in England from November as Health Secretary Wes Streeting confirms reform so that GPs help patients back into work ...

Voices: I’m sick of people taking advantage of fit notes who should be at work

I’m sick of people taking advantage of fit notes who should be at work - COMMENT: That’s why we are launching pilots in four ...

Voices: ‘How will this get me back to work?’ Readers fear sick note shake-up

‘How will this get me back to work quicker?’ Readers fear plans to ‘scrap’ sick notes - YOUR VIEWS: As the government trials ...
Daily Express

The fit note isn't fit for purpose

16:32, Fri, Apr 26, 2024 Updated: 16:32, Fri, Apr 26, 2024 Last Friday, the Prime Minister set out the case for overhauling the way we assess fitness for work, calling for an end to the ‘sick note ...