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If you’re off work sick for seven days or less, your employer shouldn\u2019t 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. This is called self-certification (SC2 form). Employers usually provide their own version of this form. Otherwise this form is on the UK Government website<\/a>.<\/p>\n If you’re off work sick for more than seven days your employer will normally ask for a fit note (or Statement of Fitness for Work) from your GP or hospital doctor. Fit notes are sometimes referred to as medical statements or a doctor’s note.<\/p>\n How to count sick days: when you work out the number of days that you\u2019ve been sick, you need to count all the days in a row you’ve been sick, including days you don\u2019t normally work such as weekends and bank holidays.<\/p>\n If you are getting hospital treatment, ask for one from your hospital doctor. Especially if you were admitted as this should be provided by the hospital team.<\/p>\nMore than seven days off sick?<\/h3>\n
How can I get a fit note?<\/h3>\n
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