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From fear to healing — Part 1: The fear state driving failed RTW

Lauren Finestone

Healing happens in a state of safety and care, not fear. We need to create the conditions for that.

Return to work matters. It pays to care. These statements are so obviously true that they shouldn't need saying. But behind them sit hard questions that every scheme grapples with: Why does return to work matter — and to whom? Why don’t some people return when we think they should? Why does caring make such a difference? And why do we keep getting it so badly wrong? Consultant Occupational Physician Dr David Beaumont has spen...

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Published 12 May, 2026 | Updated 12 May, 2026