If you’ve been off sick for more than 7 days
If you have been ill for more than 7 days, you will need a Fitness to Work certificate. To request a certificate, please use the link above and submit an admin request through PATCHS.
Please note that we have a professional duty to review all Fit Note requests in accordance with government guidelines. A clinician will review your request, and we will be in touch to advise you of the outcome. You may be issued a Fit Note, or you may be invited for a consultation with a clinician, either by telephone or face-to-face.
To request a sick note:
- fill out a sick note request form
- phone or visit the surgery from 10am to 6pm
Requesting an additional Sick/Fit Note
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.
