DWP/NHS (not sure which) have a contract with a company that helps with advice about return to work and can take this on so the GP doesn’t have to have any discussions with employer. Basically it’s just some people in a call centre.
http://fitforwork.org/
Which is a subsidiary of this group...
Even if your GP doesn’t come up with anything useful at the moment it still a good idea to see them about it so it will be on your medical records that you are having this problem so it’s there if you need emergency treatment.
The early involvement of occupational health is simply to get you back to work more or less as soon as they are in contact with you albeit on phased return. May well be the right approach to encourage people with depression to get back to work.
From my experience phased return was like pushing...
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