of that, that these people really do need help back into work?- of that, that these people really do need help back into work? yes, so we know that for need help back into work? yes, so we know that for many need help back into work? yes, so we know that for many people, need help back into work? yes, so we know that for many people, good - need help back into work? yes, so we| know that for many people, good work can be know that for many people, good work can be really positive for their mental can be really positive for their mental health. i think the government is missing the key point here which government is missing the key point here which is that the main barrier the people here which is that the main barrier the people are facing to being able to come the people are facing to being able to come back to work is the fact that they to come back to work is the fact that they are unable to access the mental that they are unable to access the mental health support t
solidarity across the country, like ordinary people doing extraordinary things. and i don t know what will be in the future. i am just sure that freedom will prevail sooner or later. but i am confident that we will be in the history of the world, like people who went through these dramatic times with their dignity. thank you so much for the conversation today. thank you very much. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let s look at another story making the headlines. the prime minister has called for an end to what he calls the uk s sick note culture in a speech on welfare reform. rishi sunak said he is considering moving responsibility for assessing fitness to work away from gps, to specialist work and health professionals in england. a record high of 2.8 million people were out of work in february, according to the office for national statistics. here s the prime minister speaking earlier. those with serious debilitating conditions should never be expected to work
lengthy nhs waiting lists are to blame. here s the pm. we don tjust need to change the sick note, we need to change the sick note culture so that the default becomes fault becomes what work you can do, not what you can t. building on the pilots that we ve already started, we re going to design a new system where people have easy and rapid access to specialised work and help support to help them back to work from the very first conversation. it used to be that if you worked just nine hours a week, you d get full benefits without needing to look for additional work. that s not right, because if you can work more, you should. so we re changing the rules. anyone working less than half a full time week will now have to try and find extra work in return for claiming benefits. dr phil whitaker is a practising gp and medical editor
i see myself on training, i m still doing well and follow those younger generation. so, i m confident to compete with anybody. and that s all the sport for now. prime minister rishi sunak is calling for an end to what s being called sick note culture . says he wants to get more people back to work. as part of a fresh crackdown on people claiming benefits. new idea responsibility for assessing fitness to work will shift away from gps to specialist work and health professionals in england. there has been a sharp rise in people claiming sickness benefits, but opposition parties say lengthy nhs waiting lists are to blame. here s the prime minister. joining me now is dr phil whitaker. he is a practising gp and medical
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