To request a new fitness to work certificate/sick note, please submit an online consultation through Engage Consult and select “Request a new Fitness to Work Certificate / Sick Note”.

To request an extension to your fitness to work certificate/sick note, please submit an online consultation through Engage Consult and select “Request an Extension to your Fitness to Work Certificate / Sick Note”.

Self-Certification Fitness to Work Requests / Sick Note for less than seven days

If you have been ill for 7 days or less you do not need a Fitness to Work Certificate (sick note) provided by the Doctor. You can complete a self-certification form yourself.

Many employers have their own self-certification forms. If your employer doesn’t have its own form you can download a Self Certification Form (PDF). Please print it, fill it in and hand it in to your employer. You do not need to see a Doctor.

Some employers insist on a Fitness to Work Certificate regardless. A Fitness to Work Certificate under these circumstances involves a charge of £23.52 for which the patient is liable.