If you’ve been off sick for more than 7 days
To request a sick note:
- fill out a sick note request form – Monday to Friday 7am to 12pm unless clinical capacity is reached beforehand at which point the service will be closed.
- phone or visit the surgery when we are open
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.