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Building on our experience and successful projects, we develop and promote new ways of helping people with mental health problems get and keep work.

What's new

From sick notes to fit notes

This week (6 April 2010), the sick note has become the fit note.

GPs can still advise people they 'should refrain from work' but the new option allows them to say that patients 'may be fit for work' taking account of certain factors.

For more information, visit the DWP fitnote website or read the ACAS summary.

Introduction


07 June 2010 People with depression need expert support to return to work, new research review finds People with common mental health problems do not have to be completely well to return to work. For many, going back to work actually helps their recovery.
19 May 2010 Sainsbury Centre launches Impact on Depression workplace training programme in the UK Impact on Depression raises awareness of anxiety and depression at work. The programme helps managers and employees to respond positively to a colleague in distress and to support the person to get appropriate help.
03 March 2010 Sainsbury Centre welcomes new move to improve mental health of NHS staff The Open Your Mind campaign was launched today by NHS Employers. It will identify good practice among NHS organisations and produce materials to help local efforts to improve the mental health of health service staff.

07 June 2010
People with depression need expert support to return to work, new research review finds
People with common mental health problems do not have to be completely well to return to work. For many, going back to work actually helps their recovery.

19 May 2010
Sainsbury Centre launches Impact on Depression workplace training programme in the UK
Impact on Depression raises awareness of anxiety and depression at work. The programme helps managers and employees to respond positively to a colleague in distress and to support the person to get appropriate help.

03 March 2010
Sainsbury Centre welcomes new move to improve mental health of NHS staff
The Open Your Mind campaign was launched today by NHS Employers. It will identify good practice among NHS organisations and produce materials to help local efforts to improve the mental health of health service staff.

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