Benefit claim 'collusion' hides positives of work

David Frost also issued a warning about collusion between employers, workers, GPs and patients in order to claim benefits and revealed Fit Notes had doubled sickness absence levels. Frost, co-author of Health at work - an independent review of sickness absence, along with Dame Carol Black, was speaking at the Group Risk Development (Grid) January members' meeting. He explained that a "clear and consistent message from the top that work is good for you, inactivity bad and that you don't need to be 100% fit to work as work can hasten recovery" was required from employers and government ...