Sick (fit) Notes

Please contact the GP surgery as you normally would for a routine appointment as it may be necessary to arrange to discuss your request with a GP. You can also request a sick note online by completing an online form. We will respond when we are open ( Monday to Friday 8am to 6.30pm)

No. You do not need to see your GP again to be ‘signed back to work’.

We issue 2 types of sick note:

May Be Fit for Work

This is the standard type of sick note. It is completely flexible, allowing you time to remain off work and then to build up to your normal work routine.

Its purpose is to help you and your employer to sit down and have a supportive discussion so that you can agree a back-to-work plan which is agreeable to both of you. Please see the guidance to employers and please see the specific guidance

Not Fit for Work

This note is only issued under the most exceptional of circumstances where the patient cannot do any work whatsoever. For example, for the first few days only after a major operation or a life-threatening illness. Your doctor is professionally accountable for justifying usage of this category of fit note.

We typically only issue one of two of these types of note per year.

If you are having trouble with your employer, and they are not accepting your sick note issued by the GP, please direct them to the guidance on the Government website:

Getting the most out of the fit note: guidance for employers and line managers – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).