Sick notes

All of our 'Fitnote' appointments are assessed in a face to face capacity in the surgery.  We have specific slots made available each day for these with each Clinician.  Please contact the surgery from 8am Mon-Friday and request a 'Fitnote' slot.  

You will be placed on a triage list and one of the Reception Team who has been specifically trained by our GPs will ask you a series of questions to ensure we are able to assess you correctly.  

If the 'Fitnote' is related to a benefits claim then we will be asking for proof of Work Capability Assessment dates and outcomes as well as any other information that we need.  

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.