{"id":260874,"date":"2025-07-11T15:00:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T14:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/gps-urged-to-stop-giving-sick-notes-and-send-patients-to-gyms-and-job-coaches\/"},"modified":"2025-07-11T15:00:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T14:00:09","slug":"gps-urged-to-stop-giving-sick-notes-and-send-patients-to-gyms-and-job-coaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/gps-urged-to-stop-giving-sick-notes-and-send-patients-to-gyms-and-job-coaches\/","title":{"rendered":"GPs urged to stop giving sick notes and send patients to gyms and job coaches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/U348BGkluEg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"GPs urged to stop giving sick notes and send patients to gyms and job coaches\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U348BGkluEg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>GPs are being told to stop giving out millions of sick notes to people &#8211; and provide alternative specialist support instead, from employment coaches to gym membership.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe: https:\/\/bit.ly\/C4_News_Subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GPs are being told to stop giving out millions of sick notes to people &#8211; and provide alternative specialist support instead, from employment coaches to gym membership. 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