Illness Certificates | Rathdrum Medical Practice

You may be enititled to Illness Benefit from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection (DEASP) if you cannot work because you are sick or ill. Illness Benefit is a scheme to support you if you cannot work in the short term. You must get a medical certificate called a ‘Certificate of Incapacity for Work’ from your GP or Hospital. This cert is for your workplace only and to apply for illness benefit your GP can then submit a cert electronically through a secure online system. You will need to fill in an IB1 form. Sometimes the GP can provide one certificate to cover the duration of your illness, otherwise you will need to return for further review.

To open your claim you can apply online here.

Your employer may require you to provide a separate medical certificate ('sick note/work cert' from your GP) when you are on sick leave.

Please note that you must see a GP/Hospital to receive an illness benefit certificate or medical certificate. If you need to extend either cert, you may submit the form below and we will contact you if you need to be reviewed by a GP.

Contact form

CERT REQUEST : Full name *

Date of birth (dd/mm/yyyy) *

Email address: *

Certificate start date: *

Certificate end date: *

Reason for cert: *

Extension of work cert: *

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Extension of illness benefit cert: *

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I consent to this message being sent electronically to the practice. I have checked that the details supplied are correct and consent to receiving medical information via email or text *

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I confirm that I am requesting an extension of an existing cert not a new medical issue *

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