A sick patient

Sick (Fit) Notes

Learn how to request a sickness certificate

Request a sick (fit) note

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

Need a new sick note?

New sick note requests require an appointment with a GP.

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Need to extend an existing sick note?

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.

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