The proposed boundary extension is intended to ensure that patients living in newly developed housing areas have access to local GP services. Holmside Medical Group has a long-standing history of providing primary care to the surrounding community, and these new developments are a natural extension of the population we already serve. The proposed change simply incorporates these new residential areas, which currently fall just outside our existing practice boundary, allowing us to continue delivering accessible, high-quality care to our local community.
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Sick Notes, Fit Notes and Self-Certification
You may need a sick or ‘fit’ note if you have been off work for 7 days or more.
You can request a sick note online using our eConsult service.
If you request this though an appointment you would be offered this as routine, non-urgent, appointment.
If you’ve been off for 7 days or fewer
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.