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.)<p>&quot;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<p>&quot;A laptop should not be used where a standard DSE [Display Screen Equipment] workstation set up can be reasonably provided&quot; [1]<p>If you can&#x27;t buy a monitor you could get a laptop stand (&quot;Bräda&quot;) from Ikea, to improve the angle of the display [2]. Or make one.<p>I don&#x27;t know of any alternative to a separate keyboard and mouse.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bradford.gov.uk&#x2F;hands&#x2F;documents&#x2F;New%20Ways%20of%20Working&#x2F;Laptops%20&amp;%20other%20PCDs%20Guidance.pdf" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bradford.gov.uk&#x2F;hands&#x2F;documents&#x2F;New%20Ways%20of%2...</a><p>[2] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ikea.com&#x2F;gb&#x2F;en&#x2F;catalog&#x2F;categories&#x2F;departments&#x2F;workspaces&#x2F;24830&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ikea.com&#x2F;gb&#x2F;en&#x2F;catalog&#x2F;categories&#x2F;departments&#x2F;wor...</a>