Sick Note Certificates (Fit Notes)

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.

Many employers have their own self-certification forms. If your employer doesn’t have its own form you can download the Self Certification Form (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/statutory-sick-pay-employees-statement-of-sickness-sc2)  Please print it, fill it in and hand it in to your employer. You do not need to see a Doctor.

Some employers insist on a Doctor’s note regardless. A Doctors note under these circumstances involves a charge of £32.

If this is your first certificate relating to your current illness you will need to book an appointment with a doctor.

If you have already had a Sick Note for this current illness your Doctor may not need to see you to issue an additional Sick Note. Please complete the 'Additional Sick Note' form below.  A continuation note cannot legally be issued by a doctor until the date it is due.  Please allow a week from the due date before collecting.

To request a sick note:

• fill out a sick note request form
• phone or visit the surgery from 10am to 6pm

Find out more about sick notes on the NHS website.