Presentation by Debbie Cohen, senior medical research fellow, Cardiff University, at the CBI's employee health & absence conference. London, June 2010.

6. 24 trainers recruited across the UK Recruited 2008 Trained April 2009 Training programme commenced May 2009

8. Excellent course, has definitely increased my confidence in assessing fitness to work and has addressed several related issues that I previously struggled with. I believe my assessment to fitness to work will change as a result of today’s teaching.” “ Excellent workshop – an area I find difficult to deal with and now feel a bit more confident – would encourage colleagues to attend.” I thought this workshop could be deadly boring but it was interesting and stimulating ”