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Jobs can be a cure for ‘tsunami of distress’, says former minister reviewing disabled young NEETs for DWP

By John Pring on 21st May 2026 Category: Employment

The former Labour minister commissioned to investigate why so many younger people are not in jobs, training or education has told MPs that he believes work can be a cure for the “tsunami of distress” affecting young people. Former Labour health […]

Alarm over proposals to scrap GPs’ ‘fit note’ duties

By John Pring on 21st January 2016 Category: Benefits and Poverty

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Proposals by two groups of English GPs that they and their colleagues should no longer be responsible for providing “fitness to work” certificates for their patients have alarmed disabled activists. GPs from Kent’s local medical committee (LMC) have proposed in a […]

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