Article: Sick-note culture on rise.(News)

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Article: Government aims to tackle sick-note culture
Press and Journal, The Aberdeen (UK);  February 19, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... GPs can help transform Britain's "sick-note culture" into a "well-note culture". Health Secretary Alan Johnson will set ... what else GPs can do to change our sick-note culture into a well-note culture." The Government ...

Article: A cure-all for the sick-note culture; GPs may be ...
The Journal (Newcastle, England);  February 19, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... GPs can help transform Britain's "sick-note culture" into a "well-note culture," said Health Secretary Alan Johnson. He ... what else GPs can do to change our sick-note culture into a well-note culture." He will speak ...

Article: Civil servants face crackdown on the sick-note ...
The Daily Mail (London, England);  November 29, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... a crackdown on Scotland's 'sick-note culture'. Finance Minister Tom McCabe will ... McCabe said cracking down on the sick-note culture in the Civil Service would be central ... UK average of 9.2 days. The sick-note culture in the Civil Service is echoed across ...

Article: Doctors: Don't blame us for sick-note culture
Western Daily Press (Bristol UK);  February 21, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... frontline of the war on Britain's sick-note culture. Health Secretary Alan Johnson said it was up to GPs to change it to a "well-note" culture by deciding what jobs their patients ... else GPs can do to change our sick-note culture into a well-note culture." Denying ...

Article: Support for 'sick note culture' changes.
Sunderland Echo (Pennywell, England);  February 22, 2008 ;     676 words ... ... into work under a new crackdown on the "sick note culture". On Wearside, 20,440 people are on incapacity ... Johnson says he wants to change Britain's sick note culture into a "well note culture" and get people working again. He said ...

Article: End sick note culture; Thursday, May 14, 2009 NEWS ...
Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England);  May 14, 2009 ;     462 words ... ... afford to live on the dole.' The doctors I have spoken to, who incidentally don't want to go on record for fear of reprisals, have said that the sick note culture has gone up 30% since January. Something needs to be done- and soon..