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. We call this self-certification. Your employer usually will provide their own self-certification, if not you can find the form below.
Self-cerification form - NHS Wales NWSSP
We are not able to issue a sick note if you have not been off sick for more than 7 days.
Find out more about sick notes on the NHS website.
If you’ve been off sick for more than 7 days
If you're off work sick for more than 7 days, your employer will usually ask for a Fit note (or Statement of Fitness for Work) from a GP or hospital doctor. Fit notes are sometimes referred to as medical statements or a Sick note.
You will require an initial appointment with a clinician, which can be completed via telephone, before a Fit Note is provided. If you have recently been discharged from hospital following an inpatient admission please ask your consultant for a Fit Note.
Requesting an extension to a sick note
If you have already had a Fit note for this illness, your Doctor may not need to see you to issue an additional Sick note.
You will need to request an extension of your Fit note in writing, either by handing in your request to our surgery or emailing your request to the practice. Your request will be processed within 48 working hours.
admin.penylan@wales.nhs.uk
If we are unable to issue you an extension to your Fit note, or if a further review is required, you may be contacted and advised to book an appointment with a GP to discuss.
Additional information
The Practice will no longer issue sick notes to patients who are not in the country.