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Please note: On 24/12/25 & 31/12/25 between 16:00 & 18:30 our phone lines will be redirected to an out of hours provider. You will be automatically re-directed to this provider when you call the surgery. The nearest Urgent Treatment Centre is: Oadby Urgent Treatment Centre, 18 The Parade, Leicester, LE2 5BJ.If you have a medical emergency please dial 999.

Sick (fit) notes

If you’ve been off sick for more than 7 days

To request a sick note:

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.

Page published: 9 May 2023
Last updated: 10 October 2025