If you’ve been off sick for more than 7 days
You must give your employer a doctor’s ‘fit note’ (sometimes called a ‘sick note’) if you’ve been ill for more than 7 days in a row and have taken sick leave. This includes non-working days, such as weekends and bank holidays.
To request a sick note:
- fill out a sick note request form or use the eConsult form.
- visit the surgery from 10am to 6pm and we can complete the form for you
How to request a sicknote
- Open eConsult.
2. Select Sick notes, tests or routine requests, then select Administrative help on the next screen.
Please help us by answering the questions on the eConsult form.
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.
Your employer may however require you to complete a self-certification form (SC2) which is available from your employer, or you can download it from the HMRC website.
Find out more about sick notes on the NHS website.