Well notes
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Well notes
Everyone knows that there's a problem with the level of people on incapacity benefit in the UK, and there is good evidence that working is generally beneficial for people's physcial and mental health. But should we really be asking GPs ...
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Surely it's not only health and safety practitioners who are concerned about 'well notes'. It sounds like we should join forces with the medical community to expose some of the hidden implications...
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I've been talking to Dr Sayeed Khan, chief medical adviser at the EEF wgho is on one of the committees shaping the notes. He reckons GPs will not be asked to recommend on the type of work people can do, ...
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I agree that there are hidden implications to this recent knee jerk reaction of ministers.
As someone has already raised, broken leg ok you can rule if doctor.
If work related depression, one has to ask, if a doctor says ...
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Added: 13:50 04.03.2008
I've been talking to Dr Sayeed Khan, chief medical adviser at the EEF wgho is on one of the committees shaping the notes. He reckons GPs will not be asked to recommend on the type of work people can do, just the type of activities. He reckons it'll be a series of tick boxes saying people can r can't conentrate for long periods or can or can't sit down. The armed with that knowledge it'll be up to the employer to decide and risk assess the work the employee could do.
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