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Find out if you need to apply for the fit and proper test and how to do this so that HMRC can register your business.
Guidance for doctors, nurses, occupational therapists, pharmacists, physiotherapists, employers, and patients using fit notes (statements of fitness for work).
Advice for medical professionals to follow when assessing drivers with neurological disorders.
General information for medical professionals about the assessing fitness to drive guide.
Advice for medical professionals to follow when assessing drivers with diabetes mellitus.
Guidance to provide advice to doctors, nurses, occupational therapists, pharmacists, physiotherapists and their employers about certifying fit notes
This guide explains what the fit note is and how you can use it to have a work and health discussion.
This guidance helps healthcare professions make the best use of the fit note to support patients.
Fit notes issued by GP practices in England
Information for GPs and patients on how we collect and publish data about fit notes issued in England.
This research explores attitudes and perceptions to proposed changes to who can certify fit notes, also called ‘sick notes’ or ‘statements of fitness for work’.
Appendix to the assessing fitness to drive guide for medical professionals.
Advice for medical professionals to follow when assessing drivers with psychiatric disorders.
Fit notes are issued to patients by doctors following an assessment of their fitness for work. While they can be written by hand, most fit notes provided by a GP are now computer-generated.
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