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 ...
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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 ...
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Boss Tells Worker That They Will No Longer 'Accept' A Doctor's Notes — 'If You Can Go To The Doctor You Can Come To Work'

He also told them that they already have 104 personal days a year — Saturday and Sunday. After an employee called out sick — and even had a doctor’s note to prove it — he was told by his boss that the ...

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 ...