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Many every day minor illnesses such as colds, coughs and sore throats can be manged safely at home.

Find out how to treat them at home and when to seek help through this HSE link

https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/common-illnesses/

Certificate for Work

Your employer may request that you submit a certificate for work.
You can request a Certificate for up to 3 days by filling in the online form below.
Certificates for > 3 days require an in-person GP consultation.
A Billlink fee request will be sent to you by SMS once the request is accepted.

Illness Benefit – Department of Social Protection

This function can also be utilised to request extension of an Illness Benefit certificate.
Once the request is accepted the GP will submit an online “Certificate of Incapacity for Work” to the Dept. of Social Protection. There is no fee for this.

You will need to complete your Illness Benefit claim through My Welfare
https://services.mywelfare.ie/en/topics/health-disability-illness/illness-benefit/

Further information is available through Citizens Information
https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social-welfare/disability-and-illness/illness-benefit/