Sick notes

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

To request a sick note:

  • phone the surgery from 11am to 5pm for this to be dealt with the next day

 

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.

Find out more about sick notes on the NHS Inform.

 

Self Certificate Form