GETTING A FIT NOTE
When You Need A Fit Note
You might need a fit note if you’re unwell and cannot work for more than seven days, including weekends and bank holidays. You do not need a fit note if you cannot work for seven days or less, you can self-certify to your employer in writing or using an Employees Statement of Sickness form, which you can download here: www.hmrc.gov.uk/forms/sc2.pdf
After 7 Days
Once you have been off work sick for more than one week you can obtain a fit note from a doctor. If this is your first fit note for this illness you will need to consult a doctor by submitting a medical request. You may not need to be seen in-person. If you have already spoken to one of our clinicians about this episode of illness and need to obtain a fit note, please submit an admin request and complete the fit note form. Please complete all the details to enable us to process your request.
Backdating A Fit Note
Fit notes can be issued at a later date and backdated, so you do not need to be seen urgently for a fit note or on the day your current note expires. Backdating fit notes is at the discretion of the doctor.
Extending A Fit Note
If you wish to get a further fit note, or an amended fit note, please submit an admin query and complete the fit note request form.
Private Fit Notes
Fit notes are normally free of charge, however if you wish to have a private fit note completed by a doctor and have been absent from work for less than seven days there is a charge of £25. Private fit notes are at the discretion of the doctor.
Fit Notes After Hospital
If you have been treated in hospital or seen in an outpatient clinic and require a fit note, it is the responsibility of the hospital staff to provide you with this before you leave. If you did not receive a fit note, please contact the department whose care you were under. The RUH Bath has more information here Hospital Fit Notes.
