Fit for Work – key questions from employers

Rationale behind Fit for Work
Do I need to prepare for making Fit for Work referrals?

What support do
you have in place?

What support do
you have in place?
Build a Fit for Work
referral into your
sickness absence
policies.

Why is there a need for Fit for Work?

Are able to access occupational health services

Are able to access occupational health services
Reduce the number of people moving needlessly
away from work because of ill health.

Fit for Work helps to act as a bridge between you and absent employees.

I’m an SME – will Fit for Work help me?

Why are referrals based on telephone assessments and not face-to-face interviews?

What Fit for Work is …
and isn’t

Fit for Work is…
A free scheme comprising two elements:

Advice
Fit for Work is…
(Online or through a Freephone
telephone advice line).

Advice
Fit for Work is…
Referral
(Online or through a Freephone
telephone advice line).
for an occupational health assessment

Fit for Work is…
A complement to existing occupational health provision.

Fit for Work is…
A complement to existing occupational health provision.
Works alongside existing
occupational health provision.

Fit for Work is…
A complement to existing occupational heath provision.
Works alongside existing
occupational health provision.
Biopsychosocial approach – not focused
solely on clinical factors.

Fit for Work isn’t…
NOT linked to
benefit
entitlement or the
Work Capability
Assessment.

Fit for Work isn’t…
NOT linked to
benefit
entitlement or the
Work Capability
Assessment.
NOT about forcing
people back to
work.

Making referrals to
Fit for Work

Making referrals to Fit for Work
How do I make a referral?

How do I make a referral?
 Visit fitforwork.org/employer and select ‘refer an employee’
 Enter your company details (these will be saved) and
information about the employee you wish to refer
 Check the information you’ve entered
 Click ‘submit’
Want to see a test referral in action? Go to fitforwork.org/webinars
and view the webinar entitled ‘Fit for Work – the employer referral
process explained’

Is any training being offered to employers?

Is any training being offered to employers?
 View our webinars (fitforwork.org/webinars)
 Visit the employer page of the website
(fitforwork.org/employer)
 Call our Freephone telephone advice line on 0800 032 6235

When might a referral to Fit for Work not be appropriate?

When might a referral to Fit for Work not be appropriate?
 Not for individuals with no realistic prospect of returning to
work
 Not for terminally ill patients (unless otherwise advised by GP)
 Not for hospital in-patients
 Not for patients in an acute phase of their medical condition

How long does my employee need to be off sick before
I can make a referral?

How long does my employee need to be off sick before
I can make a referral?
 Four weeks (although a GP may refer before four weeks)

Why do I have to wait four weeks before referring an employee?

Why do I have to wait four weeks before referring an employee?
 Absence of four weeks or more present a significant risk of a
more sustained absence, or a person not returning to work at
all

What if my employee doesn’t want to be referred to Fit for Work?

What if my employee doesn’t want to be referred to Fit for Work?
 Referral is entirely consent-based

My employee is concerned about who will have access to the
information they provide. What should I tell them?

My employee is concerned about who will have access to the
information they provide. What should I tell them?
 Only case managers working on the Return to Work Plan will
have access to the information given
 Information will be treated as private and confidential and will
meet the Caldicott requirements

The outcomes
of a Fit for Work
assessment

The outcomes of a Fit for Work assessment
What will my employee receive?

A Return to Work Plan tailored to the employee’s
needs:
 Advice and recommendations for interventions
 Signposting to other help
 A timetable for progressing interventions and for
returning to work (if applicable)
What will my employee receive?

What if I disagree with the advice given in
an employee’s Return to Work Plan?

What if I disagree with the advice given in
an employee’s Return to Work Plan?
 The Return to Work Plan remains the property of
the employee
 Employers can liaise with the Fit for Work case
manager in case of queries

What happens if my employee doesn’t
consent to sharing the outcome of an
assessment?

What happens if my employee doesn’t
consent to sharing the outcome of an
assessment?
 A Return to Work Plan will not be shared with
anyone without the employee’s consent
 Consent must be given at various stages of the
process

How long will my employee remain on the
Return to Work Plan?

Not all problems can be tackled through changes to the work
environment. What if interventions are necessary?

Who would pay for medical interventions?

Who would pay for medical interventions?
Tax exemption of

What now?
If you want to find out more about Fit for Work:
Visit: fitforwork.org/employer
Call the Freephone advice line on 0800 032 6235
To make a referral, visit fitforwork.org/employer
and click on “refer a patient”

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