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Returning to work after illness or injury: phased returns and risk
Returns fail when energy, travel, or toilets do not match reality. Phased returns, equipment, and clear limits reduce relapse.
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Returns fail when energy, travel, or toilets do not match reality. Phased returns, equipment, and clear limits reduce relapse.
- Ask GP or clinician for advice appropriate to…
- Request workplace adjustments before day one where possible
- Review weekly
- Know sick pay, certification, and benefit interactions if…
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- 1Ask GP or clinician for advice appropriate to work tasks
- 2Request workplace adjustments before day one where possible
- 3Review weekly
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Returns fail when energy, travel, or toilets do not match reality. Phased returns, equipment, and clear limits reduce relapse.
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Returns fail when energy, travel, or toilets do not match reality. Phased returns, equipment, and clear limits reduce relapse.
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Returns fail when energy, travel, or toilets do not match reality. Phased returns, equipment, and clear limits reduce relapse.
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- Ask GP or clinician for advice appropriate to work tasks.
- Watch out: This guide is general information, not medical or legal advice. For safety-critical equipment, transfers,…
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- This guide is general information, not medical or legal advice. For safety-critical equipment, transfers, skin issues, or legal deadlines, get specialist support.
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- Review weekly — adjust hours before crisis.
- Know sick pay, certification, and benefit interactions if income drops.
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At a glance
- Returns fail when energy, travel, or toilets do not match reality. Phased returns, equipment, and clear limits reduce relapse.
- Ask GP or clinician for advice appropriate to work tasks.
- Request workplace adjustments before day one where possible.
- Evidence that helps: Ask GP or clinician for advice appropriate to work tasks
- Avoid: This guide is general information, not medical or legal advice. For safety-critical…
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