Simbindi
Senior Member (Voting Rights)
I thought it might be good to have a thread where members can post and discuss the 'evidence' that governments and health insurers use to promote the idea that 'work is good for health'.
This thread is for discussing the evidence for the general concept, rather than evidence specifically addressing whether work is good for people with M.E. (PWME). It would be interesting to see what is happening internationally with this agenda. I suspect members in other countries may be facing the same issues as governments and insurance companies seek to limit what they have to pay out in benefits.
We know for people with ME, that it is often not the case that work is 'good for us'. Even when a PWME is trying to work either part or full-time, there is usually a cost to their health and well-being, in addition to having to pay this 'cost' by severely curtailing other aspects of their lives.
Therefore, it may be useful to look and critique the manner in which evidence has been 'cherry picked' to try to promote the idea that work is almost always good for everyone, regardless of their health condition and circumstances.
I'm starting the thread off with the evidence the UK government uses to base its out of work benefits policies on:
It can be found here, with an 8 page 'executive summary' option:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/is-work-good-for-your-health-and-well-being
This thread is for discussing the evidence for the general concept, rather than evidence specifically addressing whether work is good for people with M.E. (PWME). It would be interesting to see what is happening internationally with this agenda. I suspect members in other countries may be facing the same issues as governments and insurance companies seek to limit what they have to pay out in benefits.
We know for people with ME, that it is often not the case that work is 'good for us'. Even when a PWME is trying to work either part or full-time, there is usually a cost to their health and well-being, in addition to having to pay this 'cost' by severely curtailing other aspects of their lives.
Therefore, it may be useful to look and critique the manner in which evidence has been 'cherry picked' to try to promote the idea that work is almost always good for everyone, regardless of their health condition and circumstances.
I'm starting the thread off with the evidence the UK government uses to base its out of work benefits policies on:
It can be found here, with an 8 page 'executive summary' option:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/is-work-good-for-your-health-and-well-being
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