If you’ve been off sick for more than 7 days
To request a sick note:
- fill out an online sick note request form
- phone or visit the surgery when we are open
You may be asked to book an appointment to discuss this request in more detail before a sick note can be issued. If you are provided with a sick note, your clinician may be able to back date this to when you first became unwell.
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.