The quality of e-fit notes issued in secondary care.
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DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqaa126
Abstract: BACKGROUND Few data are available on the pattern of use of fit notes issued in secondary care settings. AIMS To evaluate the pattern and quality of e-fit notes issued in an NHS Trust. METHODS Anonymized… read more here.
Keywords: work; secondary care; may fit; notes issued ... See more keywords
All doctors need training on “fit notes”
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DOI: 10.1136/bmj.k4758
Abstract: I share the concerns of other responders about the usefulness of fit notes and the role of the treating doctor in completing them.1 But so long as the responsibilities for sickness certification … read more here.
Keywords: need training; doctors need; training fit; fit notes ... See more keywords
Mental Illness and Work-Related Limitations in Healthcare Workers: A Preliminary Retrospective Study
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19159098
Abstract: This retrospective observational study investigated hospital staff requests for job fitness visits, addressed to occupational medicine. Specific objectives were to analyze: (1) health workers’ requests, sociodemographic characteristics, psychiatric diagnoses, assigned doctor’s fit notes, and (orthopedic,… read more here.
Keywords: fit notes; psychiatric diagnoses; medicine; study ... See more keywords