Providing evidence for a walk in centre?

[sgtBerbatov]

Since the 19th February I've had a load of problems with a wisdom tooth I had extracted. This culminated on Thursday just gone in me telling work that I needed to go to a walk in centre asap. I had a severe headache, lost my voice, and my throat was closing up. Since then I stayed at home as I was too unwell to come in.

Today is my first day back and I spoke to the HR woman about whether I needed a doctors note for the time off. She said no, however I should've provided a note for the walk in centre. There is a possibility, depending on how much of a good mood she's in, whether I will miss half a day's pay for the Thursday when I attended the walk in centre.

However, I didn't know I had to provide a note, or whether legally I had to. I thought if I was off work for 5 days I needed to provide one, not for a walk in centre appointment?

Are they legally allowed to ask me for one, and am I legally obliged to provide evidence of going there?

[parabolica]

You can self-certify for the first 7 days - that is the law. Are you sure she didn't mean you have to complete a self-certification form? i.e. the company's own form confirming you had to take some time off sick. Given she said "no" when you asked about the doctor's note, I think she meant you had to complete a self-cert form which makes sense.

[sgtBerbatov]

Nope, there's no self cert form here at work. She said I should've brought in a note from the walk in centre to say I attended it.

[Du1point8]

sgtBerbatov said:

Nope, there's no self cert form here at work. She said I should've brought in a note from the walk in centre to say I attended it.

Tell her that you thought as per law you could self cert and were unaware that company policies did not allow this, if they require a medical note from the walk in centre, then request that you can do it on work time and its not classed as sick or time off, if HR dont allow that, ask them what they expect as they are not following standard practices.

[soad]

anonymous said:

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The former, I reckon.

[sgtBerbatov]

Du1point8 said:

sgtBerbatov said:

Nope, there's no self cert form here at work. She said I should've brought in a note from the walk in centre to say I attended it.

Tell her that you thought as per law you could self cert and were unaware that company policies did not allow this, if they require a medical note from the walk in centre, then request that you can do it on work time and its not classed as sick or time off, if HR dont allow that, ask them what they expect as they are not following standard practices.

I'll do that. I had thought that because I wasn't able to get a doctors appointment (they all mysteriously vanish within 5 minutes of the surgery opening), and that I was quite clearly sick that I was doing the right thing. She mentioned a memo that was sent a month or two prior that apparently states it. But when I looked at it it makes no mention of emergency and/or walk in centres, just medical appointments. If you go in to a walk in centre it's never an appointment, it's more for emergency/doctor/GP type of things.

soad said:

anonymous said:

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The former, I reckon.

Yeah I went to my local NHS walk in centre.

[paulmakin]

we wouldn't issue a letter confirming attendance, it's just not necessary. as above, request a copy of your "front sheet" from the centre - it'll have time of arrival, presenting complaint etc.

paul