Request a sick note for work
Last Updated: Monday, 04 December 2023Important: Self-certification
You do not require a doctor's sickness certificate for any illness lasting seven days or less. Your employer may however require you to complete a self-certification form (SC2) which is available from your employer or via the Gov.UK website.
If you’ve been off sick for more than 7 days
To request a sick note:
- fill out a health form via Paco on our website 15 Sefton Road
- phone the surgery to request an appointment from 08.00am to 6.30pm
If you’ve been off sick for 7 days or less
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.