sick note

British  

noun

1. informal a document given to an employer certifying that an employee's absence from work of more than four days was due to illness. If the absence is for more than seven days the note must be signed by a doctor See also self-certification

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Example Sentences

In a separate allegation, the tribunal heard he provided a sick note to a patient in November 2024 while suspended from practicing medical duties.

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The sick note and abandonment of placement were "isolated incidents of these types of behaviours", the hearing concluded.

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In a separate allegation, he is said to have provided a sick note to a patient in November 2024 while he was suspended from practice.

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She went off work with stress in December 2021 and had regular contact with Dr Swinghurst, who prescribed anti-depressants, signposted her to mental health support and provided a sick note until April 2022.

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A viral video, filmed inside what appears to be a clinic and posted to social media this month, shows a young woman asking an older woman: "Does every menstruating girl have to take off their trousers and show you before they can get a sick note?"

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