If you’ve been off sick for more than 7 days
To request a sick note:
- fill out a sick note request form
- phone or visit the surgery from 8am 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.
Requesting an additional Sick / Fit Note
Please note that you must make an appointment with a doctor (preferably your usual doctor) before any GP signed sick note has run out if you wish to continue your sick period.
This also depends on whether the GP agrees with your need to continue a sick note. This applies to any long term sick note.
The GPs will not simply do a sick note without seeing you in consultation.
