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Med3 Fit Notes

Self-Certification Sick/Fit Notes

Sick/Fit Note for less than 7 days

You do not require a doctor’s sickness certificate for any illness lasting less than seven days. Your employer may require you to complete a self-certification form (SC2) which is available from your employer or on the HMRC website.

Sick/Fit Note for more than 7 days

If you are sick for more than seven days, your employer may ask for a ‘Statement of Fitness for Work’. To request a new/continuation or extension of an existing sick note please contact the practice on 01408 633444. the Doctor may want you to make an appointment as part of the assessment.

Please note that a ‘Statement for Fitness for Work’ cannot be post-dated, are not considered urgent on-the-day work for the doctors, but we will aim to process any requests within a 48 hour period.

Agreement to issue the sick note requested is at the complete discretion of the Doctor.

For further information please visit: Taking sick leave

Consent

If you are completing this application on behalf of another person, the Practice will require their authorisation before we can release the data to you. The person whose information is being requested should sign the relevant section within the online form. If the patient is a child (i.e. under 16 years of age) the application may be made by someone with parental responsibilities – in most cases this means a parent or guardian. If the child is capable of understanding the nature of the application, his/her consent should be obtained or, alternatively, the child may submit an application on their own behalf. Children will, generally, be presumed to understand the nature of the application if aged between 12 and 16. All cases will be considered individually. You will appreciate that health data relating to any individual is highly confidential and the Practice must ensure that it releases such data only to the person to whom it relates, or to a person authorised to act on his/her behalf. Please complete this online Request Form as fully and accurately as possible to enable us to locate the exact data you require. The General Data Protection Regulations The Data Protection Act 2018 is the UK’s implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Gives you the statutory right of access to any information, manual (paper) or computerised. You may wish to authorise someone else to make your application on your behalf. If you have parental responsibilities, you may make an application to see your child’s notes, if they are under the age of twelve years. You do not have to give a reason for applying for access to your General Practice records. If you do not need access to your entire records, it would be helpful if you would inform us of the periods and parts of your health records that you require, along with details which you may feel have relevance (e.g. Clinic type, location, dates)

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