From 6 April 2010 the former medical certificate, or ‘sick note’ changed and became the Statement of Fitness to Work, or ‘fit note’. The new fit note will ask GPs to confirm whether an individual is ‘unfit for work’ or ‘may be fit for work taking account of the following advice’. GPs will then be required to list whether the employee would benefit from a phased return to work, altered working hours, amended duties or workplace adjustments. However, the note does not require GPs to go into detail about which activities an employee can carry out at work.
Read the full details here: Sick Note Becomes Fit Note
