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ESA saying sick note expired when it hasn't

Charityworker · 2015-02-28 19:24:05

My daughter applied for ESA on 30th January and got a sick note from the doctor on which he put 30th March as the expiry date. Yesterday we get a letter from esa saying Her sicknote expires on 5th March. I phoned the doctor about getting another one and he said he won't write one until 30th March as as far as he's…

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TELLIT01 Posts: 17,987 Forumite

17 March 2015 at 8:38PM

Your GP needs to know that you still have the condition for which he is writing the certificate. I would certainly expect a GP to check after a maximum 3 months for a new incapacity. It sounds to me as if he is actually doing his job properly.

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