Cost of living: Patients refuse sick notes over lost pay worry – GPs
GPs say there is clear evidence of the negative impact of the cost of living on patients’ health. …
“These are people who ideally, medically, should not be at work [because] they have a chronic condition such as asthma or diabetes, but quite often mental health problems, quite severe mental health problems, I [see] some cases that really do require a bit of sicknote peace and quiet to try and help them get better,” Dr Hawthorne told the newspaper.