economic inactivity

I’m a GP – sending people back to work before they’re well will cripple the NHS

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The government must not let medical assessors be incentivised to push people back into work if they are sick, a leading expert has warned. Work and pensions expert Baroness Altmann last night welcomed plans by Rishi Sunak to shift the responsibility of issuing sick notes from GPs to “specialist work and health professionals” in a … Read more

DWP PIP payments more common in these areas as joblessness linked to poor health | Personal Finance | Finance

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Economic inactivity has been linked to poor health in a report that has identified that PIP payments are more likely to be made in certain parts of the country. Not only is there a geographical divide between the common claiming of the DWP benefit, but the claims correlate to cities with a lower life expectancy. … Read more