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Sickness Absence

DPP Sickness Absence support tools- available to download free now!

Dealing with sickness and absence- a guide for employers (221k)

Feeling well...working well- a guide for employees (207k)

A GP guide to tackling sick notes (215k)

We have also developed a series of ‘Back in work’ fact sheets designed for employers and GPs to give to workers on the road to rehabilitation. Topics include:

Back to work after back pain (95k)
Back to work after colds and flu (56k)
Back to work after an accident (57k)
Back to work after a baby (51k)
Back to work after an operation (56k)
Back to work after stress (67k)

DPP’s sickness absence initiative will be launched officially by Dame Carol Black at DPP’s Driving Health Education conference on 19th June 2008. If you would like to attend the conference please contact: dpp@bma.org.uk or telephone 020 7383 6715.

Available to download until 31st August 2008