conditions will now be expected to engage in the world of work and be supported to do so. second, just as we help move people from welfare into work, we've got to do more to stop people going from work to welfare. now, the whole point of replacing the sick note with the fit note was to stop so many people just being signed off as sick. instead of being told you're not fit for work, the fit note provided the option to say you may be fit for work with advice maybe you can do and what adaptions or support would enable you to stay in or return to work quickly. 11 million of these fit notes was issued last year alone. the work proportion was signed maybe fit for work, maybe 6%. that's right, a staggering 94% of those signed off sick was simply written off as not fit for work. well, that's not right. and it was never the