Sick notes

If you’ve been off with an illness 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.

Self-certificates can be accessed by going to this link - Self-Certificate

Find out more about sick notes on the NHS Inform.

If you’ve been off with an illness for more than 7 days

Request a 'Fit Note' from your GP:

  • Phone the surgery at 8am and arrange an appointment.