DWP issues return to work guidance

It outlines the support available and legal requirements for employees, employers and medical staff to assist in returning people to work. Bodies including medical Royal Colleges and charities have been consulted on the document which spells out details for patients re-entering work: • following a surgical procedure, • following a period of mental ill health, or • while managing a chronic or fluctuating health condition. It explains how work can be good for an individual's health and well-being and that work can play a positive part in an individual's recovery. And the Dep...