• Home
  • COVID-19
  • Life
  • Critical illness
  • Income protection
  • Health
  • Employee benefits
  • Regulation
  • Diversity
  • Mental health
  • Events
  • Industry Voice
  • Newsletters
  • Sign in
  •  
    •  

      Personalise your on site experience.


      Download and use the apps.


      Access your subscription from outside of the office.


      Get relevant news and insight straight to your inbox.

      • Sign in
     
      • Account details
      • Contact support
      • Sign out
     
  • Follow us
    • Twitter
    • LinkedIn
    • Newsletters
    • YouTube
    • Instagram
  • Register
  • Events
    • Upcoming events
      event logo
      Mental Health & Wellbeing 360
      • Date: 25 Mar 2021
      • Digital Conference,
      View all events
      Follow our events

      Sign up to receive email alerts about our events

      Sign up

  • Industry Voice
Cover Magazine
Cover Magazine
  • Home
  • COVID-19
  • Life
  • Critical illness
  • Income protection
  • Health
  • Employee benefits
  • Regulation
  • Diversity
  • Mental health
 
  •  

    Personalise your on site experience.


    Download and use the apps.


    Access your subscription from outside of the office.


    Get relevant news and insight straight to your inbox.

    • Sign in
 
    • Account details
    • Contact support
    • Sign out
 
  • Income Protection

GPs rail against 'encouraging' people back to work

  • Owain Thomas
  • 22 February 2012
  • Tweet  
  • Facebook  
  • LinkedIn  
  • Send to  
0 Comments

Doctors have hit back at proposals that would force them to encourage patients to stay in or go back to work as soon as possible.

They argued that the reforms were politicising the health service and may not be in the patient's best interests.

Any negative feelings held by GPs towards encouraging patients to work could have a significant impact on employee benefits and group protection policies.

Related articles

  • Over half of households worse off financially due to Covid
  • Aviva set to continue working from home following pandemic
  • Partners& appoints head of business protection
  • One in five Brits want to make 'smarter' health decisions

It could also hinder the progress of the Sickness Absence Review's recommendations, which held that for most people of working age, the right kind of work was good for their health and wellbeing.

As COVER reported last year, the recommendations were made by the General Medical Council (GMC) in its proposed revision of the Good Medical Practice guidance.

At present GPs complete a fit note to suggest alterations that can be performed in the patient's workplace to enable a return to work.

However, the British Medical Association (BMA), which represents all strands of doctors, has responded angrily to the suggested changes.

According to a report by GP news service Pulse, the BMA wrote a strongly worded response to the consultation.

It warned it was ‘concerned about imposing an obligation on doctors to encourage patients back to work': ‘Several respondents saw this as possible political capture of Good Medical Practice.

And added: ‘Any efforts by doctors in this regard should have the patient's interests in mind rather than seeking to help the government's employment strategy.'

  • Tweet  
  • Facebook  
  • LinkedIn  
  • Send to  
  • Topics
  • Income Protection
  • Income Protection
  • Employee Benefits
  • BMA
  • The British Medical Association
  • Sickness Absence Review
  • Workplace sickness

More on Income Protection

Watch our Blue Monday webinar on demand

'Business as usual? Mental health and wellbeing in a post-pandemic era'

  • Group Protection
  • 19 January 2021
Health Shield launches occupational health platform

Helpline to form pillar of online platform

  • Cashplans
  • 19 January 2021
Employee burnout is 'greater risk than ever'

During Covid-19

  • Group Protection
  • 18 January 2021
How is Covid impacting mental wellbeing?

Across thousands of 87% users

  • Group Protection
  • 18 January 2021
Suzy Esson has been appointed to the newly form role of director of operations at Holloway Friendly
Suzy Esson joins Holloway Friendly exec team

Newly formed role

  • Income Protection
  • 15 January 2021
blog comments powered by Disqus
Back to Top

Most read

Johnny Timpson to leave Scottish Widows
Johnny Timpson to leave Scottish Widows
Royal London adds 'innovative' Underwrite Later option
Royal London adds 'innovative' Underwrite Later option
Richard Kateley to retire from Legal & General
Richard Kateley to retire from Legal & General
Matthew Chapman: Seven things I want to see in 2021
Matthew Chapman: Seven things I want to see in 2021
Aviva set to continue working from home following pandemic
Aviva set to continue working from home following pandemic
  • Contact Us
  • Marketing services
  • About Incisive Media
  • Terms and conditions
  • Policies
  • Careers
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Newsletters
  • YouTube
  • Instagram

© Incisive Business Media (IP) Limited, Published by Incisive Business Media Limited, New London House, 172 Drury Lane, London WC2B 5QR, registered in England and Wales with company registration numbers 09177174 & 09178013

Digital publisher of the year
Digital publisher of the year 2010, 2013, 2016 & 2017
Loading