Sick (Fit) Notes

Learn how to request a sickness certificate

Request a sick (fit) note

If you’ve been off sick for more than 7 days

Fill out a Fit Note Request Form or visit the surgery from 9am to 5pm for a paper request form. We are unable to complete this over the phone.

Request a sick note online

If you've been off sick for 7 days or less

If you’re off work sick for 7 days or less, your employer should not ask for medical evidence that you’ve been ill. Instead, they can ask you to confirm that you’ve been ill. You can do this by filling in a form yourself when you return to work. We call this self-certification.

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