联合王国推出试点方案,将病人介绍到工作教练或健身房,而不是病假。 UK launches pilot program to refer patients to job coaches or gyms instead of sick leave.

联合王国政府正在15个地区发起一个试点方案,鼓励医生将病人转诊到职业教练或健身房,而不是发放病情笔记。 The UK government is launching a pilot program in 15 regions encouraging doctors to refer patients to job coaches or gyms instead of issuing sick notes. 卫生部长Wes Streeting说,这是为了帮助病人找到工作,同时管理健康状况,从一个将93%的病人开除为“不适合工作”的系统转变过来。 Health Secretary Wes Streeting says this aims to help patients find employment while managing health conditions, shifting from a system that dismisses 93% of patients as "not fit for work." 该方案将资助政府采购部门雇用团队,支持求职和改善经济。 The program will fund GPs to hire teams to support job-seeking and improve the economy.