Sick (fit) notes

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

If you have been ill for more than 7 days or have already received a fit note and would like to request a further fit note extension. Please visit Accurx to submit a fit note request by navigating to, Admin Query > Fit (sick) note .

Please enter as much detail as possible in the form to help our team handle the request efficiently.

Your request will be reviewed within 2 weeks the GP will contact you with the outcome.

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. You can complete a self certification form yourself. However some employers insist on a doctor’s note regardless. A doctor’s note under these circumstances may involve a charge.

Many employers have their own self-certification forms. If your employer doesn’t have its own form you can download the self certification form.

Find out more about sick notes on the NHS website.