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by Symbiote 3778 days ago
British workplace safety rules essentially prevent use of laptops for any sustained use. (These rules apply to employees working from home, adhering to them is a barrier to allowing working from home.)

"when using a laptop without additional equipment (laptop stand, full sized keyboard and mouse), it is advisable that its use is restricted to spells of 30-40 minutes with significant task breaks between

"A laptop should not be used where a standard DSE [Display Screen Equipment] workstation set up can be reasonably provided" [1]

If you can't buy a monitor you could get a laptop stand ("Bräda") from Ikea, to improve the angle of the display [2]. Or make one.

I don't know of any alternative to a separate keyboard and mouse.

[1] http://www.bradford.gov.uk/hands/documents/New%20Ways%20of%2...

[2] http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/categories/departments/wor...