Sick Notes, Fit Notes and Self-Certification
You may need a sick or ‘fit’ note if you have been off work for 7 days or more.
To request a sick note, you can use our online form. This is the quickest way to submit your request and allows you to submit all the information yourself on the request form.
If you’ve been off for 7 days or fewer
If you’re 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.
