Did you know: 1. Hospital doctors in A&E, clinics and wards can issue fit notes for work. These should cover the duration of expected illness and absence from work. 2. You should self-certify for the first 7 days of any illness. You do not need a fit note prior to this. 3. We cannot backdate a new sick note to cover a time when you did not consult with us or another NHS team. For example, if you have taken 10 days off sick with flu, but only contacted us on day 10. We can only issue the fit note from that 10th day. 4. Fit notes can also be issued “may be fit for work” if you are well enough to work but need a phased return, reduced hours or adaptions. 5. You can return before your fit note expires if you feel well enough. There is no requirement for a staff member to be “signed fit” to work by a doctor. 6. In 2022 guidance was updated - nurses, occupational therapists, pharmacists and physiotherapists can legally certify and issue fit notes (according to their training and competency). Previously only GPs or hospital doctors could do this.
About Us
What is Priory Medical Group?
Health. Care. Together.
We are a nine site GP practice and Primary Care Network (PCN) in the city of York, offering a range of NHS clinical services to our patients. The ever-changing landscape of the NHS means that we are constantly evolving and developing our services to the benefit of our local communities. We pride ourselves on being innovative and at the forefront of change. We are an inclusive practice, using some digital-first approaches where appropriate; we want to make healthcare easy to access, convenient and relevant.
We are proud of our multi-disciplinary clinical team and support their development to provide more specialist and holistic care to our patient population. We have highly specialist teams helping patients with long term conditions and have a dedicated Complex Care Team who support the needs of our patients in residential and nursing homes.
The practice also supports undergraduate HYMS medical students and postgraduate clinicians in training. We thank you for supporting the learning and development opportunities this provides.
We also offer private services such as occupational health medicals and work in partnership with Masta to provide vaccinations.
