Sick notes

To request a first sick note after you have self certified for the first seven days:

• Please phone and speak to your usual GP at 8.30am 
• For continuous sickline the reception team will take details of your request. 

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.