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FAQs
Get answers to common questions about GP Sick Note services, including how to order, how to receive your doctor's note, and what to do if you have any issues with your order.
Please click here (www.gpsicknote.ie/request-gp-sick-note)to order your GP sick note.
It will be emailed directly to the email address you provided once our Doctor has completed a quick phone consultation with you & confirmed a sick certificate is appropriate
If you need a Social Welfare Certificate / Illness Benefit Cert, we can often provide this, in addition to your Medical Certificate, at no additional cost. To obtain a Social Welfare Certificate / Illness Benefit Cert, please inform the GP during your GP phone call that you want this cert too.
No. That is your private medical information.
However if you wish to have it listed on the GP sick note then please let our GP know and we can accommodate that.
Some people may like to have their illness mentioned on the GP sick note and shared with their employer (e.g. for a work related injury)
Please email info@gpsicknote.ie (info@gpsicknote.ie)if you have any queries with your sick cert.
Yes, we issues certificates for Force Majeure. Please input your Force Majeure dates in the "sick leave" box when completing the booking form.
When you receive your phone call from the GP, please indicate that your leave type requested is Force Majeure and the circumstances surrounding this.
Examples of Force Majeure covered include but are not limited to:
- Weather related events
- Family crisis events. You may need to take force majeure leave for an urgent family reason, such as the unexpected injury or illness of a ‘close family member’.
Please see more information on the Citizens Information website
Yes. In addition, please note that the Medical Certificates emailed by our doctors to you are in the exact same format as you would get with an in-person consultation.
The certificate will be dated on the day the Doctor consultation takes place. However the dates listed on the certificate can cover prior dates (ie if someone had a vomiting bug last week and now this week the Employer is looking for a sick certificate before they will allow sick pay)
Please make an appointment with your registered GP to discuss this with them in-person
Our Doctors are only medically insured to cover patients who reside in Ireland
Please email info@gpsicknote.ie
Yes, our GP can provide a not fit to travel letter provided the GP is satisfied that it is needed.
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