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Doctors at Geelong hospital were forced to access patient records from the hospital cafeteria overnight, during an IT outage at Barwon Health.

This change was made to reduce the burden on employees and the health care system.” The MHC will be handing out a letter to patients who come to the emergency department asking for a sick note to ...

Physician advocacy group Doctors Manitoba is calling on employers to get rid of sick note requirements in the workplace as a way of freeing up physicians to do less paperwork and more patient care.

"My partner, who has major anxiety and depressive disorders, had a panic attack at work last week, was super embarrassed, and had to leave early. They got this card from their boss a few days later.

Doctors Manitoba will offer a tool kit with guidance for employers on how to keep track of workers on the issue, she said. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 17, 2025.

Doctors Manitoba says physicians field requests for more than 600,000 sick notes every year from employees who take time off work, and that takes time away from treating patients.