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Zusatztext Millward provides a meticulous historical analysis of the role of the sick note. The level of detail is impressive, and Millward provides illuminating insights into the relationship between policy makers, bureaucrats, doctors, employers, and the media in the history of the sick note...Sick Note provides a wealth of material for British historians and social policy analysts. It is also relevant to readers concerned with the legal and cultural significance of sickness certification in any national context. Informationen zum Autor Gareth Millward is a historian of the postwar British welfare state, focusing particularly on medical and social security policy. He has previously worked at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and the University of Warwick. Following his PhD on the history of disability organizations and government policy, he has also published on the histories of the British vaccination system and sickness benefits. Klappentext Sick Note is a history of how the British state asked, 'who is really sick?' Tracing medical certification for absence from work from 1948 to 2010, Gareth Millward shows how the sick note has survived in practice and in the popular imagination - just like the welfare state itself. Zusammenfassung Sick Note is a history of how the British state asked, 'who is really sick?' Tracing medical certification for absence from work from 1948 to 2010, Gareth Millward shows how the sick note has survived in practice and in the popular imagination - just like the welfare state itself. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Introduction 2: The 'birth' of the sick note 3: Absenteeism and postwar rebuilding 4: Chauvinists and breadwinners in the 'classic welfare state' 5: Privatization? The sick note into the 1980s 6: Chronicity and capacity towards the new millennium 7: The 'death' of the sick note? 8: Conclusion