Tag: WorkWell Program

In April ’24, discussions about the UK’s “sick note culture” gained considerable attention, with former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak emphasising the need to tackle the growing number of people signed off from work due to long-term illnesses. He raised concerns that the current fit note system, which allows GPs to declare individuals “not fit for work,” often overmedicalises conditions, leading to higher economic inactivity. This has sparked a governmental review aimed at reforming how sickness absences, particularly long-term ones, are managed​. However,...