Day 1 notification

• Contact the ED Consultant or EPIC as soon as you know you will not be coming in. use:  01737 768511 ext. 7272 / 2706 / 7140 

Email and system registration (Day 1)

• Email sash.edsickness@nhs.net on day one to inform them that you are going off sick and provide the likely duration of absence (acknowledging that this may be difficult to estimate).

• Register your sickness on LOOP.

Daily confirmation

• You must email sash.edsickness@nhs.net every day before 5pm to confirm whether:

  • you are remaining off sick, or

  • you are fit to return the following day.

• This daily email is compulsory, even if you initially estimated a multi-day absence (e.g. 3 days).

• Please include the reason for your sickness in each email.

When you return to work, please update LOOP and contact your line manager for the compulsory return-to-work meeting.

Please note that according to Trust policy, you cannot work Locum shifts for seven days after your return. Previously booked locums will be cancelled.