Overworked B.C. doctors say sick notes are wasting their time
02-05-2024 15:00 via cbc.ca

Overworked B.C. doctors say sick notes are wasting their time

Family doctors frustrated with writing sick notes have created a template letter for patients to give to their employers, explaining that sick notes place an unnecessary burden on physicians during an ongoing primary-care crisis. 
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