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Plan your return to work after time off sick

You're going back after weeks or months off and you're dreading day one. Get a phased return plan to suggest, a meeting checklist and what to tell colleagues.

Updated 17 Oct 2026

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The problem

Going back after sickness feels like starting again. Without a plan you go straight back to full hours and full pressure, and risk going off again.

The outcome

You're going back after weeks or months off and you're dreading day one. Get a phased return plan to suggest, a meeting checklist and what to tell colleagues.

The prompt · ChatGPT

Help me plan my return to work after sickness absence.

How long I've been off: [weeks or months]
What my fit note or GP says: [e.g. phased return, amended duties]
My role: [details]

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You're going back after weeks or months off and you're dreading day one. Get a phased return plan to suggest, a meeting checklist and what to tell colleagues.

The prompt · Claude

Help me plan my return to work after sickness absence.

How long I've been off: [weeks or months]
What my fit note or GP says: [e.g. phased return, amended duties]
My role: [details]

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A short example

You're going back after weeks or months off and you're dreading day one. Get a phased return plan to suggest, a meeting checklist and what to tell colleagues.

1

You type how long you've been off, what's changed and what your doctor or fit note says.

2

The assistant asks what worries you and what would help in the first weeks.

3

You get a phased return plan, a meeting checklist, a colleague message and a review plan.

What happens

Use Claude to plan your return to work after time off sick

You're going back after weeks or months off and you're dreading day one. Get a phased return plan to suggest, a meeting checklist and what to tell colleagues.

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