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Exploring how general practitioners work with patients on sick leave: a study commissioned as part of the "Job Retention and Rehabilitation Pilot" evaluation
— a report of research carried out by the National Centre for Social Research on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions | | Author(s) | Alice Mowlam, Jane Lewis |
| Corporate Author | National Centre for Social Research - NCSR; Department for Work and Pensions - DWP |
| Publisher | Corporate Document Services, Leeds, 2005 |
| Pages | 69 pp (Department for Work and Pensions Research report, no 257) |
| Source | Corporate Document Services, 7 Eastgate, Leeds LS2 7LY. Orderline tel: 0113 399 4040. E-mail: orderline@cds.co.uk Summary available from website: http://www.dwp.gov.uk/asd/ |
| Keywords | General practitioners ; Attitude ; Communication ; Patients ; Work capacity ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | In-depth interviews with 24 general practitioners (GPs) form the basis for this study exploring GPs' approaches to managing sickness absence and assisting patients to return to work. This report covers the roles that GPs play in managing sickness absence, GPs' perceptions of the extent of their remit in sickness absence management, the types of discussions they have with patients, the factors that influence their approaches, and how they work with other specialists and organisations. Conclusions suggest that there is scope for GPs to reinforce messages about the therapeutic value of work. Other recommendations include the need for increased occupational health training; and using sickness certification documentation to make recommendations to employers about work. The data suggests there is a role for specialist work rehabilitation services. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-051213001 B |
| Classmark | QT6: DP: U: LF: BIL: 3F |
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