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Managing NHS App notifications

To receive your messages safely and securely via the NHS app please ensure your notifications are switched on.

Find out more about managing NHS App notifications.

Important Update for Our Patients

We are pleased to announce that we will soon by moving from using Footfall to SystmConnect for our online services.

SystmConnect will provide a more streamlined and user-friendly experience for managing your healthcare needs including:

  • Submitting your requests online, in your own time
  • If you need an appointment, we will arrange one with you
  • Request fit notes and more via online consultations

* Transition Date: 29th September 2025 – the link to SystmConnect will be available on our website. 

* In preparation for this transition please note our online forms will not be available from 25th September – 28th September 2025.

Thank you for your understanding and continued support 

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.

Find out more about sick notes on the NHS website.

Page published: 9 May 2023
Last updated: 26 September 2025