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I’m a GP – sending people back to work before they’re well will cripple the NHS

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The government must not let medical assessors be incentivised to push people back into work if they are sick, a leading expert has warned. Work and pensions expert Baroness Altmann last night welcomed plans by Rishi Sunak to shift the responsibility of issuing sick notes from GPs to “specialist work and health professionals” in a … Read more

Major illnesses to strike 700,000 more by 2040 in ‘sick note Britain’

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2.8 million people are already out of work with long-term problems (Image: Getty) Some 700,000 more workers will be suffering from major illnesses such as chronic pain, type 2 diabetes and depression by 2040, a report warns. The Health Foundation estimated that rising levels of ill health in England will see the number affected soar … Read more