Sick (Fit) Notes

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.

To request a sick note:

• request a sick note using PATCHS
• phone or visit the surgery from 10am to 6pm

If you have not seen a doctor at the practice and we have had no information from a medical professional about your illness, you will need a GP appointment to get a sick note.

To request an additional sick note if you are still sick:

• request a sick note using PATCHS
• phone or visit the surgery from 10am to 6pm

Fit notes can be back-dated so it is not necessary to make an emergency appointment to renew your certificate. If you attend an emergency appointment for the purpose of getting a medical certificate you will be asked to rebook.