Fit Notes/Sick Notes

You only need a doctor’s note if you are unable to work and are ill for longer than seven calendar days. Your employer will provide you with an SC2 self-certificate form for shorter periods of illness.

The doctors will not issue a medical fit note/sick note (Med3 or Med5) unless you have already self-certified 7 working days. When a sick note is issued, it can be collected after 48 hours.

Please process your request for a sick note via eConsult.

Date published: 8th October, 2014
Date last updated: 9th July, 2021