RR 780 An evaluation of the Statement of Fitness for Work: qualitative research with General Practitioners
by Beth Fylan, Fiona Fylan and Lauren Caveney
This report forms part of a programme of evaluation gathering evidence on the use of the Statement of Fitness for Work (fit note). On 6 April 2010, the Government implemented the fit note across England, Wales and Scotland with the aim of giving individuals and employers access to timely information about when and how sick individuals might return to work.
The research is based on 45 in-depth semi-structured interviews with General Practitioners (GPs) between February and May 2011. The report explores GPs’ views of the change in policy, how they prepared to use the fit note and use it during consultations with patients, and their views on their role in sickness certification.
November 2011 77 pages 297x210mm
ISBN 978 1 908523 34 1
(756 KB)