Hundreds of GPs tell BBC they have never refused a sick note over mental health concerns

The number of fit notes issued has been rising, with more than 11.2m approved in England last year.

Why GPs who NEVER refuse sick notes need to start getting tough on callous slackers clogging up our NHS

NONE of us will be lucky enough to breeze through life without having difficult times that throw us off kilter and leave us ...
Yahoo

Getting rid of sick notes isn’t the answer to our mental health crisis

Bryony: 'We have come to a very sad place when the Prime Minister speaks in a way that implies everyone with a mental health issue is a lazy fraudster on the make' - Clara Molden for The Telegraph “We ...

Voices: Why our ‘sick note culture’ debate misses the point

Our ‘sick note culture’ debate treats the problem’s symptoms, not the cause - COMMENT: The NHS signed a million Brits off ...
Reuters

UK's Sunak proposes tougher rules to combat 'sick note culture'

LONDON, April 19 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Friday the government would look to tighten rules for long-term sick leave in a bid to reverse a rise in the number of Britons ...