Sick Notes

Sick Notes - MED3

Please be aware, sick notes can take up to 5 working days for the GP to complete. 

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

To request a sick note:

All requests can take up to 5 working days. 

If you’ve been off sick for 7 days or less

If you are 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.

Find out more about sick notes on the NHS website.

Page last reviewed: 22 June 2025
Page created: 22 July 2024