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Should general practice certify long-term sickness?

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By Dipesh P. Gopal
| BJGP (British Journal of General Practice) Verified
This March saw the BBC report that 72% of 752 surveyed GPs had never refused to sign a fit note due to a mental health illness. As a result, there has been debate about whether GPs should continue to issue fit notes: some argue that compassionate circumstances such as challenging working conditions are grounds for issue while others suggest that too little is known about workplaces or ability to work.
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What is the future of the fit note?

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By Dipesh P. Gopal, Lisa Newington, Shriti Pattani, Kabir Varghese
| BJGP (British Journal of General Practice) Verified
You might be forgiven for missing the Keep Britain Working review headed by Sir Charlie Mayfield, a businessman and former chair of department store, John Lewis. The review was commissioned by the Department of Work and Pensions in response to increasing economic inactivity and health-related work absences.1 According to the review, 20% of working-age people are now out of work and not looking for work, higher than comparable European countries (14.5–17.7%).
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By Jonathan Stewart, Serge A Engamba, Stephen J. Woolford, Thomas Brain, Dipesh P. Gopal, Hadeel Mohamed, Polly Duncan, Jessica Watson, Alice Maio Mackay, Thomas Brain, Ria Agrawal
| BJGP (British Journal of General Practice) Verified
The Primary care Academic CollaboraTive (PACT) Membership Consultation: future directions and priorities Jonathan Stewart, Thomas Brain, Serge Engamba, Stephen Woolford, Dipesh Gopal, Hadeel Mohamed, Ria Agrawal, Polly Duncan, Jessica Watson, Alice Mackay British Journal of General Practice 2025; 75 (suppl 1): bjgp25X742089. DOI: 10.3399/bjgp25X742089
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