Coalition urges health secretary to back changes as long-term sickness levels reach record high

A coalition of charities and health experts has called for an overhaul of the UK’s “broken” sick pay system, as the number of people prevented from working by long-term sickness reached a record high.

The group urged the health secretary, Steve Barclay, to support changes that it says would not just address widening health inequalities but also benefit the economy.

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