Sick (fit) notes
If you’ve been off sick for 7 calendar days
To request a sick note:
- fill out a sick note request form
- phone or visit the surgery 12 noon to 6:30pm
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 website.