Article: Doctors weary of sick note system

Article: Sick note? Don't ask the doctor; TOUGH TIMES AHEAD ...
The Mail on Sunday (London, England);  February 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... soon be signing your sick note instead of a sympathetic ... Government allowing GPs to give up signing ... easily. And a poll of GPs by the University ... will usually get a sick note,' says Dr Susan ... untouchable if they have a sick note.' The pilot schemes ... department. But ...

Article: 'Sick note' GPs confess.(News)
Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  December 22, 2003 ;     481 words ... ... work by operating a 'sick note on demand' service ... yesterday. In many cases GPs dish out certificates ... existent illnesses. Many GPs are disillusioned with ... if they don't sign a sick note. Researchers at the University ... They interviewed 67 GPs in Scotland about how ...

Article: GPs told to fight sick note culture ; SOPHIE ...
Evening Standard - London;  February 20, 2008 ;     446 words ... ... to change Britain's "sick note culture" into a "well ... Mr Johnson will call on GPs to do more to cut the numbers ... their job to police the sick note system. Dr Peter Holden, of the BMA's GPs committee, said: "GPs ...

Article: GPs seek sick note review.(Health)
The Journal (Newcastle, England);  December 23, 2003 ;     665 words ... ... health of patients and the economy, leading North GPs warned last night. Doctors and patients groups ... are signed off sick after a survey revealed many GPs ran a "sick note on demand" service. GPs claim writing sick notes is a waste of appointment ...

Article: A cure-all for the sick-note culture; GPs ...
The Journal (Newcastle, England);  February 19, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... doctors. It is explore how GPs can help transform Britain's "sick-note culture" into a "well ... want to explore what else GPs can do to change our sick-note culture into a well ... reportedly considering getting GPs to write well-notes ...

Article: 'Needless' sick note appointments cost GPs ...
The Sunday Herald;  January 7, 2007 ;     700+ words ...THOUSANDS of hours of GPs' time could be saved if sick ... and up to 42,000 hours of GPs' time. The research, which ... This places patients and GPs in a difficult position and ... patients to be provided with a sick note straight away. "But for the ...

Article: Johnson urges GPs to help end the "sick-note ...
M2 Presswire;  October 18, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... 18 October 2004-UK Government: Johnson urges GPs to help end the "sick-note culture"(C)1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD ... speaking to an audience of nearly 200 made up of GPs, qualified doctors, psychiatrists, occupational ...