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dealing with doctors

  • If I am injured at work, should I contact my GP?  more...
  • Do GPs know about work-related health?  more...
  • What is work-related ill health?  more...
  • What should I tell my GP?  more...
  • Should I tell my GP about my previous jobs?  more...
  • What workplace hazards does my GP need to know about?  more...
  • What advice will my GP give me?  more...
  • When should I go back to work?  more...
  • Whose side is my GP on?  more...
  • What about patient confidentiality?  more...
  • Am I allowed time off work to see my doctor?  more...

further information

Keeping well at work is available from the TUC online bookshop.

New and Expectant Mothers at Work: Guide for employers, HSG 122, 1994, available from HSE Books, tel: 01787 881165, price £6.25.

Booklets in the Family Doctor series are available from pharmacists, supermarkets or direct from Family Doctor Publications, tel: 01295 276627, price £3.50 each. The most relevant titles are:

  • Understanding Back Pain
  • Understanding Asthma
  • Understanding Skin Problems
  • Understanding Stress
  • Understanding Depression
  • Understanding Your Bowels
  • Understanding Alcohol.