Sickness Certification / Mitigating Circumstances
Sickness Certification may be required by academic departments if a student’s attendance or examination performance is affected. If the period affected is 7 days or less, students can provide a Mitigating Circumstances Self-Certification form as supporting evidence.
If the period affected is more than 7 days, students should request certification at a consultation in the course of the illness.
Click here for information on the University's Mitigating Circumstances policy and procedures, and for a Mitigating Circumstances Self-Certification form.
Student Request For Medical Evidence / Mitigating Circumstances Letter
The University Health Service receives many requests for letters confirming illness or mitigating circumstances. Unfortunately, we cannot always provide these.
Please note that we can only provide letters if:
- The doctor can confirm on the basis of prior documentary medical evidence (eg. previous practice consultations, admissions to hospital, clinic appointments etc.)
- The doctor can confirm on the basis of current objective clinical signs (and not just self-reported symptoms).
Please consider this before completing and submitting a request for certification form.
Retrospective certificates will not be issued.