Fit note resource repository
I spend part of my week working in general practice and part of my week working in occupational health. These two workstreams intersect at the fit note. The list below links out to some resources I have been working on in this space.
How to get the most out of the fit note
5 minute read for people working in primary care
How to get the most out of the fit note podcast
podcast interview with Dr Jonathan Leach on making the most out of the fit not in general practice
Could changes to the fit note be an opportunity for primary care?
3 minute read tracking the changes to the fit note in July 2022
changes to the fit note from an OH perspective
Has use of the fit note changed since reform?
short blogpost tracking data on use of the fit note
What can we learn from the Japanese fit note?
discussion with Dr Yusuke Noguchi, Occupational Health Physician in Japan
Occupational health mythbuster: The sick note
blogpost on the importance of improving public health messaging on work and health
Unfit fit note proposals: the “may be fit for work” section is underused
dialogue in the BMJ about use of the fit note in general practice
Changes to the fit note in the Autumn Statement?
tracking the fit note policy agenda through 2023
What is needed to move the dial on fit notes?
highlights from a chat with Prof Kim Burton on routes forward on fit note reform
Sickness cert: Learning from the US
a brief look at how fitness for work certification works in the US and what we can learn from a different approach