Guidance Notes and Best Practice Guides
DWP: New guidance has been launched with the introduction of the fit note, in place of the traditional sick note, which the government hopes will cut the cost of sick leave for employers and benefit the British economy by an estimated £240m over the next 10 years.
From 6 April 2010, doctors will be able to advise if a patient ‘may be fit for work’ and offer advice on the effects of their health condition. Doctors will have the option to advise that their patient would be able to work, subject to the employer’s agreement, if temporary changes such as reduced working hours or amended duties could be accommodated. The fit note reflects medical evidence that work is generally good for health & well-being and can aid recovery for many health conditions.,
As small businesses are most likely to benefit from access to further occupational health advice, a new occupational health adviceline is being extended to give every small business in Britain easy access to professional occupational health advice from 1 April 2010.
Press release ~ Fit Note guidance ~ Dame Carol Black’s review ‘Working for a Healthier Tomorrow’ ~ Government response to Dame Carol Black’s report ~ Social Security (Medical Evidence) and Statutory Sick Pay (Medical Evidence) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 ~ Occupational health adviceline pilots ~ NICE: Management of long-term sickness and incapacity for work ~ Fit for Work Service pilots ~ Access to Work ~ Acas Advisory booklet - Managing attendance and employee turnover ~ HSE: Working together to prevent sickness absence becoming job loss ~ Vocational Rehabilitation: What works, for whom, and when? ~ Research Report No 513: Mental health and employment ~ Healthy Working Lives: Vocational Rehabilitation Standards
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