# @bbcnews on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DVy0rT2jfji
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/59285225-bbcnews-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/683d767687.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-03-12T18:16:42.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC News (@bbcnews) — https://gondola.cc/bbcnews

## Caption

Hundreds of GPs have told the BBC they have never refused to sign a patient off work for mental health issues.
 
BBC News sent a questionnaire to more than 5,000 GPs in England asking if they had ever denied a fit note - often called a sick note - to someone who had requested one because of their mental health.
 
Of the 752 GPs who replied, 540 said they had never refused such a request, while 162 told us they had turned at least one down. A smaller number - 50 - said they would prefer not to say.
 
Tap the link in BBCNews's bio to find out how many fit notes were issued in England last year.
 
#MentalHealth #GP #BBCNews

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## Tags

gp, bbcnews, mentalhealth

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