Medical Certificates
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on improving the support available for people seeking a fit note.
Answered by Andrew Gwynne
As part of our Get Britain Working plan, more disabled people and those with health conditions will be supported to enter and stay in work, by devolving more power to local areas so they can shape a joined-up work, health, and skills offer that suits the needs of the people they serve.
We launched a Call for Evidence to seek views on how the current fit note process works and the support required to facilitate meaningful work and health conversations to help people start, stay, and succeed in work. It closed on 8 July 2024, and we received approximately 1,900 responses that are now being reviewed.
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