Medical Certificates (Sick Notes)

Illnesses that last a week or less do not require a certificate from your doctor. In this period you can fill in a self-certificate which you get from your employer. If you are self-employed then this certificate is available from the reception desk.

If your employer or insurance scheme requires a doctor’s certificate to cover the first week then the doctor can issue a private certificate for which a charge is payable.

Illnesses that last more than a week do usually require an NHS certificate known as a Med 3 or Med 5 for which you will have to have seen a doctor either at the surgery or at hospital. No charge is made for these certificates.