Rush Hill & Weston Surgery

The rules on sick notes are:

• For the first three days of an illness your employer does not legally require any sick notes.
• For days 4, 5, 6 and 7 you can give your employers a ‘Self Certificate’ sick note, This is a form you complete and does not require a doctor's opinion.
• For any illness over 7 days long you will need a doctors note.

If your employer wants a doctor’s note for a period of illness less than a week we are not obliged to issue any certificate. We will happily discuss this with your employer with your permission. In special circumstances we can issue a private sick note for a charge of £10.

For illnesses and injuries which have involved the hospital or A&E (such as a broken wrist) we are able to use consultant letters as proof of illness and can in many cases safely give you a sick note without you having to come into the surgery. The hospital wards and A&E can issue you with a sick note if you ask them at the time.

If you have a long term illness we are often able to give you a sick note from your records without you having to come into the surgery to be seen.

Further help & information:

DWP - statutory sick pay
HM Revenue & Customs - self certification form SC2

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last updated: 20 January 2008