If you have been off sick for more than 7 days
To request a sick note:
- Use our online form
- Phone or visit your surgery after 10am during opening hours.
For first fit notes, you will need to book an appointment.
Follow-on fit notes can be requested through the online form.
If you have had a hospital procedure, you should request a fit note from the hospital team.
If you have been off sick for 7 days or less
If you are off work sick for 7 days or less, your employer should not ask for medical evidence that you have been ill. Instead, they can ask you to confirm that you have 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.