So am not sure why these were organised and advised, unless there is more to this story than meets the eye.
That's right, you're not sure cause YOU WEREN'T THERE! There is nothing more than meets the eye. Your passing your opinion on something you have not the slightest involvement in. So thank you for your input on that one...........
Sicknotes other than for the purpose of claiming SSP for periods of sickness lasting more than 7 days are not part of the NHS contract which GPs have with the NHS.
Exactly. Hence if they are not required for less than seven days, why issue them? And charge for them? This gets back to the basis of my question, which some have answered quite helpfully, and others have started a crusade to defend the motives of those that issue and charge for something that isn't required. Simple really.
(Now I'm being obtuse
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