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Sunak to demand end to 'sick note culture' and shift focus to 'what people can do'

Sky News Thursday, 18 April 2024 ()
Rishi Sunak is to call for an end to the "sick note culture" in a major speech on welfare reform - as he warns against "over-medicalising the everyday challenges and worries of life".
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Rishi Sunak hopes to strip GPs of their power to sign people off work as part of a plan to tackle what he calls the UK's "sick note culture". Report by Ajagbef. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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