This section includes Referrals, Medical Certificates and Requests for Medical Information
Medical certificates & extensions
You only need a doctor’s note if you are unable to work and are ill for longer than seven calendar days. Your employer may however require you to complete a ... [continue] Medical certificates & extensions
Referrals
You’re entitled to ask for a referral for specialist treatment on the NHS. However, whether you’ll get the referral depends on what your GP feels is clinically necessary in your ... [continue] Referrals
Requests for medical information
Medical records hold information about you. They are also sometimes called health records. You’ll have separate records for any NHS service you go to including your GP surgery, hospital, dentist ... [continue] Requests for medical information
Date published: 6th February, 2023
Date last updated: 30th July, 2023
