Mastodawn

"GP fit notes declaring people unable to work will be replaced with support to help them stay in their job, under a government pilot scheme."

"GPs in two areas of England will refer patients for support alongside fit notes, while two others will stop issuing fit notes entirely. ...

"The move is part of efforts to tackle the growing number of people who are out of work due to poor health. ...

"More than 11 million fit notes are issued every year, with the numbers increasing since the Covid pandemic."

"WITH THE NUMBERS INCREASING SINCE THE COVID PANDEMIC"

WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT IT

DO YOU KNOW ALL THE THINGS COVID DOES TO PEOPLE

WHAT "SUPPORT" ARE YOU IMAGINING BECAUSE YOU COULD JUST PROVIDE THAT ANYWAY IF YOU CARED

(at least the BBC article said the word covid, point in their favour)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy82pxlmmyno

#CovidIsntOver #LongCovid #ChronicIllness #UKPol #England #SickNotes

Scheme to trial scrapping fit notes to get people back to work

The government says the system is "broken", with too many people signed off work with no help to return.

BBC News

CBC Prince Edward Island May 21

Green bill to get rid of sick notes on P.E.I. voted down by PCs
For the second time, a Green Party bill to get rid of sick notes on Prince Edward Island has been defeated.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-green-sick-notes-bill-9.7206391?cmp=rss

CBC Prince Edward Island May 18

Is P.E.I. behind the curve on sick notes? Labour expert says other provinces have moved on
P.E.I. doctors are reporting emergency rooms being tied up by workers seeking sick notes for employers instead of medical treatment. A labour law expert says the province may be falling behind a national trend away from requiring notes for short-term illnesses.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-doctors-are-sick-of-sick-notes-9.7197773?cmp=rss

CBC Prince Edward Island May 11

Déjà vu for doctors as P.E.I. Greens, PCs debate sick notes bill — again
The Green party amendment would change the current Employment Standards Act to get rid of a subsection which gives employers the right to ask their employees to provide a sick note signed by a medical practitioner after three consecutive absences.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-sick-notes-bill-9.7190510?cmp=rss

Global News Mar 6

Manitoba government introduces bills on crime, health and other issues
The Manitoba government introduced more than a dozen bills in the legislature, including one with a focus of cracking down on machetes, and one reducing the use of sick notes
#Politics
https://globalnews.ca/news/11718744/manitoba-government-introduces-bills-on-crime-health-and-other-issues/

Auscandoc Apr 16, 2025

#BC to change law to stop employers from asking for 'unnecessary' doctor sick notes https://www.kamloopsbcnow.com/watercooler/news/news/Provincial/BC_changes_law_to_stop_employers_from_asking_for_unnecessary_doctor_sick_notes/?utm_source=KamloopsBCNow%3A+Stuff+That+Matters&utm_campaign=1eae0588b6-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c6c74ff35d-1eae0588b6-632038545 Thing is… it’s been the Health Authorities that are amongst the worst offenders. “British Columbia's labour and health ministries announced Tuesday that changes would be made to the province's Employment Standards Act, which will stop employers from asking employees for "unnecessary" #sicknotes, Labour Minister Jennifer Whiteside said.”

BC to change law to stop employers from asking for 'unnecessary' doctor sick notes

Changes to British Columbia's employment standards legislation to no longer allow employers to require sick notes for short term absences are welc.

KamloopsBCNow

Global News Mar 13, 2025

Group representing physicians in Manitoba renew calls to end sick notes
Doctors Manitoba says physicians write roughly 600,000 sick notes per year and by eliminating them it can free up more than 300,000 visits for patients.
#medicine #health #efficiency #Manitoba #DoctorsManitoba #SickNotes
https://globalnews.ca/news/11080471/manitoba-doctors-sick-notes-group/

Group representing physicians in Manitoba renew calls to end sick notes

Doctors Manitoba says physicians write roughly 600,000 sick notes per year and by eliminating them it can free up more than 300,000 visits for patients.

Global News

Global News Winnipeg Mar 13, 2025

Group representing physicians in Manitoba renew calls to end sick notes

Doctors Manitoba says physicians write roughly 600,000 sick notes per year and by eliminating them it can free up more than 300,000 visits for patients.

Global News

Auscandoc Feb 1, 2025

B.C. family doctors renew plea to scrap sick notes: https://globalnews.ca/news/10990352/b-c-family-doctors-sick-notes/ “British Columbia’s family doctors are renewing their plea for the provincial government to ban employer-mandated sick notes, saying the practice is bogging physicians down in red tape.

The BC College of Family Physicians #BCCFP says writing #sicknotes is “not a medically necessary service,” and leaves physicians with a heavy administrative burden that eats away at time better spent treating patients.

B.C. family doctors renew plea to scrap sick notes: ‘It’s really inefficient’

The BC College of Family Physicians says writing sick notes is 'not a medically necessary service,' and leaves physicians with a heavy administrative burden.

Global News

Global News Okanagan Jan 31, 2025

B.C. family doctors renew plea to scrap sick notes: ‘It’s really inefficient’
The BC College of Family Physicians says writing sick notes is 'not a medically necessary service,' and leaves physicians with a heavy administrative burden.
#medicine #family #efficiency #Health #FamilyDoctors #SickNotes
https://globalnews.ca/news/10990352/b-c-family-doctors-sick-notes/

B.C. family doctors renew plea to scrap sick notes: ‘It’s really inefficient’

The BC College of Family Physicians says writing sick notes is 'not a medically necessary service,' and leaves physicians with a heavy administrative burden.

Global News