Sickness Certificates

 

Learn more about sickness certificates

Request a sickness certificate (fit note)

If you are off work for 7 days or less, you do not need to give your employer a fit note or other proof of sickness from a medical professional.

Your employer may however require you to complete a self-certification form (SC2) which is available from your employer or you can download it from the HMRC website.

You must give your employer a doctor’s ‘fit note’ (sometimes called a ‘sick note’) if you’ve been ill for more than 7 days in a row and have taken sick leave. This includes non-working days, such as weekends and bank holidays.

You can get a fit note from a GP or hospital doctor

Taken sick leave for more than 7 days in a row? Request your sick/fit note here.

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Lytham Primary Care Centre
Victoria Street, Lytham
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Freckleton Health Centre
Douglas Drive, Freckleton
Lancashire, PR4 1RY

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