title: Incapacity benefit. Back to basics.
abstract: Long periods on incapacity benefits lead to declining health and greater cost to the NHS. Possible moves to cut numbers on benefits include moving people who could be treated in other ways off urghery waiting sercvices.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dinsdale
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000191:economics / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000191:economics / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D009985:Orthopedics; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D011320:Primary Health Care; D018582:Sick Leave; D013222:State Medicine / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom; D014850:Waiting Lists