also says that there is no significant variation across GP practices in the UK in the rate of patients claiming long term sick benefit. Morrison and colleagues argue that the varying rates of benefit claims are due to population differences and not to GPs issuing sickness certificates inappropriatel...
GARTHWAITE 2015: `Keeping meself to meself' - How social networks can influence narratives of stigma and identity for long-term sickness benefit recipients. K ayleigh Garthwaite. International Journal of Social Policy and Administration, Volume 49, Issue 2, pages 199-212, March 2015 http://...
This paper draws on qualitative research with Incapacity Benefit (IB) stakeholders in the North East of England, UK. Stakeholders' experiences of working with long-term sickness benefits recipients reveal multiple barriers that both sick and disabled people, and themselves as practitioners, clearly ...
Although the pandemic has greatly worsened the health crisis leaving a hole in the U.K. economy, the rise in long-term sickness claims actually began in 2019, and economists see several possible reasons why the country has been uniquely vulnerable. watch now VIDEO02:13 UK government unveils ne...
The level of illness among the UK population is costing lives and harming the economy, a report has warned - after the number of people off work due to long-term sickness hit another record high. More than 2.6 million people now do not have jobs because of their health, according tolatest...
Long-term benefit and cost-effectiveness analysis of screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms from a randomized controlled trial The aim was to estimate long-term mortality benefits and cost-effectiveness of screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) in men aged 64-73 years. All m... JS Lindh...
Adverse effects included rituximab-induced serum sickness in one patient, necessitating discontinuation of therapy after two doses.However, there were no additional episodes of rFSGS during two-year follow-up in this patient. Another patient experienced a suspected mild allergic reaction after the first...
A 6-year retrospective analysis in the national insurance database (SNIIRAM) assessed mortality in IMD cases (both during acute phase and post-discharge) and matched controls as well as benefit claims (i.e., for salary loss compensation [SLC], long-term sickness [ALD] and complementary health...
Spending on benefits for disabled people and those suffering long-term sickness has been increased by 72 per cent after inflation to £6 billion. The amount spent on mobility allowances has been doubled, invalid care allowance extended, the new severe disablement allowance introduced and the inva...
crucial because they could live good lives and focus on recovery without the added stressors of housing and food insecurity. Sickness benefits allowed some to return to work after longer absences and made for a more inclusive labor market, while long-term disability supported stability for others:...