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Patient alert

Due to ongoing power issues, Southern Electric have started works to fix the mains cabling in Brookside carpark. This is taking longer than they planned leading to major carpark disruption and very limited access at Brookside Surgery.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused and please do walk, if you are able, to the surgery if you need to attend. We hope this is rectified by the end of this week. Thank you for your patience.

Sick (fit) notes

If you’ve been off sick for more than 7 days

To request a sick note:

If you’ve been off sick for 7 days or less

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. Ask your employer for Statutory Sick Pay or complete a Self Certification Form (PDF).

Find out more about sick notes on the NHS website.

Page published: 9 May 2023
Last updated: 18 February 2025