Objectives The fit note, introduced in England, Wales and Scotland in 2010, was designed to
change radically the sickness certification process from advising individuals on their inability …

Background Sickness certification constitutes daily clinical practice for GPs. In April 2010,
the UK sickness certification system changed to reflect the evidence that work is generally …

Objectives Introduced in the UK in 2010, the fit note was designed to address the problem of
long-term sickness absence. We explored (1) associations between demographic variables …

Background In 2010, the fit note replaced the sick note to help focus on what people are
capable of doing, rather than signing patients 'off sick'. Aims To compare proportions of work …

236 British Journal of General Practice, April 2010 then the patient cannot be required to
work as long as they remain certified as not completely fit to return. Thus, the GP is expected …

AimTo investigate the attitudes to health and work of general practitioners (GPs) with training
in occupational medicine (OM) compared with non-OM trained GPs, since the introduction of …

Background The 'fit note'was introduced in the UK in April 2010, to facilitate return to work
(RTW). However, no research to date has reported on how general practitioners (GPs) …

Objectives To identify diagnostic, patient/employee, general practitioner (GP) and practice
factors associated with length of certified sickness episodes. Methods Twelve-month …

Background The 'fit note', with the opportunity for the GP to advise that a patient 'may be fit'to
do some work, was introduced in April 2010. Aim To estimate numbers of fit notes with 'may …

Background There is growing interest in tackling the perceived 'sick note'culture in the UK.
Aim The aim of this paper was to report the rates of sickness certification in a UK population …