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Minchinhampton Surgery has now moved

Dear Patients,

Please be advised our surgery has now moved and our new address is: Cirencester Road, Minchinhampton, GL6 9FB.

Thank you.

Sick (fit) notes

If you’ve been off sick for <7 days

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.

If you’ve been off sick for >7 days

If you’re off work sick for more than 7 days, your employer will request a sick note (known as MED3 or fit note):

Page published: 9 May 2023
Last updated: 29 May 2025