Medical Certificates (Sickness)
If your absence from work lasts for seven days or less you do not require a doctor's sickness certificate. You should complete a self-certification form (SC2) which is available from your employer or on the HMRC website.
If you are sick for more than seven days and require a 'fit note' (Statement of Fitness for Work), please contact reception and arrange an appointment with the GP to arrange this.
Please note that if you are asked by your employer/ University etc to provide a certificate other than a 'Statement of Fitness for Work’ this will incur a fee (please check our Private Works & Fees page for details).
Back-dated Certificates
A sick certificate can be back-dated so that you do not need to be seen urgently or on the day that your sick certificate expires. It can be issued at a later date and backdated at the doctor's discretion to the required date.
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Fit for Work Certificates
You do not need to see your GP to be signed fit to go back to work. Please see the attached information if you have any queries.
https://www.nhs.uk/common-health-questions/caring-carers-and-long-term-conditions/can-i-go-back-to-work-before-the-end-date-on-my-fit-note/