Questions about private fit notes

No. This is a private doctor's letter, sometimes searched for as a private fit note. It is not issued by the NHS or a GP surgery, and it is not a GP appointment. Your employer decides which evidence it accepts.

Employers set their own evidence rules. Some accept a signed letter from a registered doctor; others ask for an NHS fit note. Check your sickness absence policy or ask HR before you order. HR can also check a letter is genuine online.

Yes, if the doctor considers it appropriate. Choose Adjustments to Work Duties in the questionnaire. The letter gives a doctor's view on a phased return, reduced hours, altered duties or workplace adjustments. Your employer decides how to act on it.

The doctor decides what, if anything, to certify and which dates the letter covers, based on your answers. One letter covers up to 6 weeks. For longer absences, see your GP.

A fully qualified, UK-trained, GMC-registered doctor. They review your answers the same day and decide whether a letter can be issued.

A few minutes. You choose your letter type and delivery speed, answer the medical questions and pay, all in one form. Answer fully and honestly, because the doctor relies on your answers to decide whether a letter can be issued.

If approved, your signed letter is sent by email and SMS. If you can't see the email, check your spam folder. You can then forward the letter to your employer or HR.

It depends on the delivery speed you choose, from 72 hours to 2-hour urgent. Same day orders must be submitted by 6pm, and urgent orders are taken from 6am to 10pm. Delivery times are estimates. A faster speed doesn't change the doctor's decision.

It covers up to 2 letters a month on the same-day service, with a 3-month minimum term, and our terms apply. Subscription details are sent by email after payment. Each letter is still reviewed by a doctor, who may decline it. Questions about cancelling? Contact us.

Yes, we also issue study and travel letters. You choose the letter type at the start of the questionnaire, and a doctor reviews every request.

The doctor reviews your answers and may decline. If no letter can be issued, you get a full refund to your original payment method within 3 to 5 working days.

Yes. You share the letter with your employer, and HR can confirm it came from this service: they can verify a letter (opens Dr Sick's website) online.