Exclusive podcast: Government addresses GP concerns about the new fit note
By Colin Cooper, 17 February 2010
Dr Bill Gunnyeon, the chief medical adviser at the Department of Work and Pensions, addresses GP concerns about the new Med 3 form.
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Dr Gunnyeon (pictured) explains how the ‘fit note’ should help GP dealing with work and health issues, and rules out any plans to monitor the issuing of the new form by GPs.
This exclusive audio podcast is taken from a debate that Dr Gunnyeon took part in at the RCGP headquarters in London.
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