GP training on fit notes required
25 June 2010
Sixty-three per cent of UK companies think GPs should have occupational health training to help them fill out fit notes, the 2010 CBI sickness absence survey has revealed.
Nearly half of UK companies want doctors trained to improve their advice on activities workers can perform, the survey showed.
Responding to reports that GPs' poor handwriting had left some fit notes illegible, officials at the Department of Work and Pensions said this was 'not a huge problem'.
Only a small percentage of Med 3s submitted since April had been illegible, a spokesman said.
Uncertainties over NHS IT have made it unclear if electronic Med 3s will come into force this year.
Additional Information
Latest jobs Jobs web feed
- Salaried GP The Practice plc £75-85k FTE +NHS pension, Ely or Leicester
- Regional Clinical Leads The Practice plc Salary £95-105k FTE + NHS pension, Leicester or Sheffield
- Salaried/Lead GPs Malling Health Competitive, role dependant, NHS Pension and defence fees reimbursed, Nationwide
- Locum GP's needed in the South Coast MSI Group Ltd £70 - £80 per hour, South Coast
- GP Locum, Lancashire Fresh Medical Recruitment £500 per day +, Lancashire Locum
- Locum GP's Required Surrey! Global Medics Locums £££ Up to £650 per day, Surrey
Most read
Most commented
MIMS Drug Search
Possible searches include drugs (by brand, generic ingredient or drug class), diseases and more.
