GP fit notes declaring people unable to work will be replaced with support to help them stay in their job, under a government pilot scheme. GPs in two areas of England will refer patients for support ...

New legislation to allow a wider range of healthcare professionals to certify fit notes has been introduced by the UK Government to ease pressure on GPs. The legislation, which applies across England, ...

The government has published the results of a call for evidence on the fit note system, confirming that planned reforms are much needed. Last week the Department of Health and Social Care and the ...

It comes as the Labour Party government admitted that they have no idea why most people are being signed off work by GPs.

GPs across England are being ordered to stop issuing millions of sick notes and instead send patients to job coaches or the gym. Health Secretary Wes Streeting told the Mirror that England was “moving ...

There has been limited take up of healthcare professionals other than GPs writing fit notes since the new legislation was introduced in 2022, Government-commissioned research has found. An evaluation ...

An indication of the extent to which the fit note system is failing has been provided by a BBC survey. Of the 752 GPs who replied, 540 said they had never refused a fit note request, while 162 said ...