Sick Certificates

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.

If you’ve been off sick for more than 7 days

To request a sick note:

When requesting a sick certificate for the first time please contact the surgery via telephone (01462 453232, option 2) or complete an online consultation (Accurx).  This is a Admin request and can be submitted even if we have temporarily paused access to online enquiries.  Please be aware that your request can take up to 5 working days to process.  The certificate can be backdated for employment or DWP purposes.