Sick notes

To request a sick note for the first time:

• please make an appointment to see a GP

To request an extension to your existing sick note:

• fill out a sick note request form

Please let us know if you wish to collect this in person or have it emailed to you.

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 Inform.