Requests for work sick notes for absences less than seven days

Template letters

This template response can be sent to an employer who is asking the patient to get a note to explain there is no legal basis for their request.

This resource forms part of our safe working pack.

The letter covers:

Government guidance on sickness absence from work
That employees can self-certify.
That general practice is under a great degree of pressure and GPs need to focus on their key duties.

Note: if you choose to share a copy of this letter with Londonwide LMCs please remove any patient identifiable information before sending it to us. Sharing patient identifiable information with the LMC is a breach of data protection legislation.