Patients risk homelessness after DWP sends GPs misleading benefits letters

GPs are being explicitly told not to issue fit notes to patients by the Department of Work and Pensions, even if there is still a chance that the decision could be appealed.  The changes to the letters sent to GPs by the DWP remove the section warning that they may still need to issue fit notes - for example if a patient is appealing a decision or their condition gets significantly worse.  This means that GPs may have been put off from issuing a fit note, even if they believed one was needed. Hide related content:  Show related contentread more
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