"Sick Notes" Nodiadau Salwch
It is not recommended that you attend your doctor for sickness certification alone.
Your GP is only required to issue a certificate if your absence from work through sickness lasts more than seven calendar days.
Do you need a doctor’s certificate in the first seven days of an illness?
No. Illnesses that last less than one week are usually minor and self-limiting and you may not require a visit to a doctor..
What do you need?
For the first 4 days of any illness you do not required any form of certification. (It is for you to decide if you are fit to work.)
For the next 3 days (including Saturdays and Sundays) you can fill in a self-certification form (SC2 which is available from your employer).
After the first 7 days you may need a doctor’s certificate and will have to attend or phone the doctor to get a "Statement of Fitness for Work" (known as a sick note, fit note or “Med 3”).
What are private sick notes and do you need one?
Some employers or insurance schemes will ask you to provide a private sick note. The surgery will charge you a fee to provide you with a “sick note” (currently £10). Sick notes are usually not necessary for the first week of any illness.