Why the PM's plans to address the UK's 'sick note culture' are needed but mustn't oversimplify the problem

Our medical director, Dr Bernard Yew, has been talking to the People Management Magazine about why the PM’s plans to address the UK’s ‘sick note culture’ are needed but mustn’t oversimplify the problem

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