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Student sick notes
WE DO NOT ISSUE SICK NOTES FOR ILLNESS
LASTING FIVE DAYS OR LESS. University regulations state that
illness lasting:
| • 0 - 5 days |
Does not require a doctor's certificate
Use
university self-certification form instead |
| • 6+ days |
Requires medical certification
See your doctor to request certification |
If your illness
lasts five days or fewer please complete a self-certification form, which can be obtained from
your faculty office or downloaded here.
This remains the case even if an exam will be or was affected by a short-term
illness.
Medical certification relates only to prospective certification - i.e. an illness that you
are suffering at the moment and that will continue to affect you in the
future in such a way that it will fully prevent your attendance at
university.
Medical reports If you believe your academic
performance has been affected by:
- one or more illnesses in the past
- an on-going
problem
- a problem(s) which was not sufficient to completely prevent
your attendance at university
and you are seeking to:
- apply for an extension to a deadline
- apply for
special considerations
- simply wish to inform your department about a medical
matter
then you
should follow the university procedure for this process:
| 1 |
Discuss your problem with
your personal tutor (or other department
representative) that can help with the problem |
| 2 |
If you both agree that
there are suitable grounds then both the student and tutor
should complete the university form requesting a
medical report |
| 3 |
Deliver your completed report
request form to our reception and pay the private services
fee |
| 4 |
We will endeavour to
prepare your report within five working days |
| 5 |
Collect the report from reception |
You can download the university report request form
here or obtain it from your department.
If you attempt to bypass this process by simply booking an appointment
to get a "note" or a "letter", please expect to be sent away by the
doctor to complete the above procedure (as set out by the university). | 
