Sick (fit) notes

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

To request a sick note:

We will not provide a sick note if you are ill for under 7 days.

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 an SC-2 form yourself. We call this self-certification.

Find out more about sick notes on the NHS website.