Q&A: Health and Work Service

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The government plans to allow companies to refer staff off work for more than four weeks for health assessments to help them back to work. What are the key points of the scheme?

What will happen?

What's wrong with going to the doctor?

Don't employers already provide this?

Who's paying for it?

What are its estimated benefits?

Who will be affected?

Will I lose money?

Who will run it and what will they actually do?

When will it come into force?