The ‘fit note’ was introduced on 6 April 2010. Sometimes called Sick Notes, they are legally binding documents produced by your GP or hospital clinician, to support people who are either unable to work due to illness, or people who may need alterations to their working conditions in order to continue in work.
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 10am to 6pm
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.
The ‘fit note’ was introduced on 6 April 2010. Sometimes called Sick Notes, they are legally binding documents produced by your GP or hospital clinician, to support people who are either unable to work due to illness, or people who may need alterations to their working conditions in order to continue in work.