To request an initial sick note: 

You will need to arrange an appointment with the doctor to assess your current condition.

 To request an extension sick note:

• fill out a sick note request form
• contact the surgery to request an extension of your sick note. 

An extension will be permitted at the doctors discretion, they may ask to see you prior to extending again. 

If you’re off work sick for 7 days or less, your employer should not 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. We call this self-certification.

Find out more about sick notes on the NHS website.