You don’t need a sick/fit note if you have been off work for 7 days or less. You can self-certify by filling out a form provided by your employer.

If your employer doesn’t have a form, you can use the government SC2 self-certificate:

• Employee’s statement of sickness to claim Statutory Sick Pay – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

If your employer insists that you provide a sick/fit note during the self-certification period, we may be able to issue you with a private sick/fit note for a fee. You should discuss this with your employer to see if they will cover the cost.

Another reason to request a sick/fit note is if the DWP has asked you to provide one for your claim to benefit.

Note, that if your illness directly follows a hospital encounter, you must request a sick/fit note from the hospital. We can only issue a sick/fit note if you have consulted one of our clinicians or if we possess correspondence that allows the clinician to determine your fitness to work.

The guidance provided below may prove useful to you:

• The fit note: guidance for patients and employees

To request a Sick/Fit note, please click the link below to use our online service:

• Request a Sick/Fit Note