Sick notes

To request or extend a sick note:

• fill out a sick note request form
• phone the surgery at 8:00am

We can only extend sick notes and fit notes on the day which they run out. Please do not contact us earlier to extend.

 If you require a Fit Note for Universal Credit, you will need an appointment to discuss this with the Doctor first. 

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.

To download a self certificate, please click the link below:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/ask-your-employer-for-statutory-sick-pay

For more info on sick notes, please click the link below:

https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/gps/getting-a-fit-note/