GPs will no longer issue sick notes in some places under a new government trial aimed at overhauling the broken system. Some 11 million “fit notes” are issued each year under the current system, with more than nine in ten declaring the person not fit for work. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) said in four areasContinue reading “Patients’ Sick Notes Eliminated In Pilot Scheme”
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Huge Benefits Overhaul
It is reported that the long-term sick will be required to look for employment, and many will see their benefits slashed under a huge welfare overhaul. Labour says it now must repair “Tory failures on welfare,” which the party says have ballooned the welfare bill. However, this means hundreds of thousands of people could see reductionsContinue reading “Huge Benefits Overhaul”
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