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DWP launches new change to fit note process for people off sick for seven days or more

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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has introduced a change which now allows nurses, occupational therapists, pharmacists and physiotherapists to legally certify fit notes, in new measures designed to help reduce the pressure on NHS doctors, particularly GPs by “slashing unnecessary bureaucracy”.

Fit notes provide evidence to employers about a person's absence for more than seven days and any relevant advice on how to support their employees to remain in or return to work.

They also provide evidence for claims to benefits, including Universal Credit, for those who are out of work. Updated guidance for health care professionals and their employers on these changes has been published on the GOV.UK website, setting out how to support people to remain in work while managing a health condition.

This has been worked up and agreed with health professionals and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to ensure these changes deliver benefits for both patients and clinicians.

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