Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 81867

Medical Certificates: Sick Leave

Tabled: 14 October 2025

Answered: 28 October 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many sick notes have been issued by GPs in the last 12 months.

Answer

Ashley Dalton

The sick note was replaced by the fit note in 2010. Since 2022, fit notes can be issued by doctors, registered nurses, occupational therapists, pharmacists, and physiotherapists.The latest data published by NHS England shows that out of the 10,974,495 fit...

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