Stakeholder perceptions of supporting patients’ return to work in primary care: a qualitative study

Rosie Harrison; Gwenllian Wynne Jones; Vaughan Parsons; Ira Madan; Carolyn A Chew-Graham; John Pemberton; Gemma Mansell; Karen Walker-Bone; Nadine E Foster; Benjamin Saunders

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Stakeholder perceptions of supporting patients’ return to work in primary care: a qualitative study

Rosie Harrison, Gwenllian Wynne Jones, Vaughan Parsons, Ira Madan, Carolyn A Chew-Graham, John Pemberton, Gemma Mansell, Karen Walker-Bone, Nadine E Foster and Benjamin Saunders on behalf of the wider WAVE trial team

BJGP Open 2025; 9 (4): BJGPO.2024.0280. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0280

Rosie Harrison

1 School of Medicine, Keele University, Keele, UK

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Gwenllian Wynne Jones

1 School of Medicine, Keele University, Keele, UK

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Vaughan Parsons

2 Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London, UK

3 Occupational Health Service, Guy’s and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

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Ira Madan

3 Occupational Health Service, Guy’s and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

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Carolyn A Chew-Graham

1 School of Medicine, Keele University, Keele, UK

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John Pemberton

1 School of Medicine, Keele University, Keele, UK

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Gemma Mansell

4 Aston Institute of Health and Neurodevelopment, Aston University, Birmingham, UK

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Karen Walker-Bone

5 Monash Centre for Occupational & Environmental Health, Monash University, Monash, Australia

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Nadine E Foster

6 UQ Clinical Trials Centre, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

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Benjamin Saunders

1 School of Medicine, Keele University, Keele, UK

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Stakeholder perceptions of supporting patients’ return to work in primary care: a qualitative study

Rosie Harrison, Gwenllian Wynne Jones, Vaughan Parsons, Ira Madan, Carolyn A Chew-Graham, John Pemberton, Gemma Mansell, Karen Walker-Bone, Nadine E Foster, Benjamin Saunders

BJGP Open 2025; 9 (4): BJGPO.2024.0280. DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0280

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Stakeholder perceptions of supporting patients’ return to work in primary care: a qualitative study

Rosie Harrison, Gwenllian Wynne Jones, Vaughan Parsons, Ira Madan, Carolyn A Chew-Graham, John Pemberton, Gemma Mansell, Karen Walker-Bone, Nadine E Foster, Benjamin Saunders

BJGP Open 2025; 9 (4): BJGPO.2024.0280. DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0280

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