Get a Student or University Mitigation Letter
✓ Apply 24/7 with no appointment necessary and receive your student or university mitigation letter by email by 9AM next day. From £49
Our service provides Student University Mitigation Letters from GMC-registered doctors, supporting students who need written medical evidence for a mitigating circumstances claim. Most UK universities accept a letter from a GMC-registered doctor as supporting evidence, but each sets its own evidence rules and deadlines, and the panel decides the outcome. After completing an online form with relevant health information, a GP reviews the case. If approved, a signed mitigation letter is issued and sent via email, often within the same day or next working day.
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How it Works
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Complete a short online questionnaire
Fill out a quick online form detailing your health condition and how it has impacted your studies. You may also upload any relevant medical documents to support your mitigation request.
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Doctor Reviews Your Mitigation Case
A GMC-registered GP will carefully review your submitted information to assess the need for a mitigation letter. Once approved, they will issue an official university mitigation letter.
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Receive Your University Mitigation Letter
Your mitigation letter will be sent directly to your inbox, often within the same day or by the next working day, providing timely documentation to submit with your mitigating circumstances claim. The letter supports your claim. Your university, not the letter, decides the outcome. If we’re unable to issue the letter, you’ll receive a full refund.
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Asked Questions
How do I get an urgent medical letter or certificate?
It’s quick and easy! Simply complete the brief online questionnaire and complete the payment. After purchasing your medical letter online, a doctor will review the medical evidence the same day and we will provide you with your unique medical certificate for you to present to your work place or institution. There is no need to have a telemedicine or online consultation to receive a medical letter. Our Doctors may call or email you directly if they have any additional questions.
Can I get a sick note or medical letter without seeing a doctor?
All medical letters including sick notes must be signed and certified by a doctor, but you do not always need to see a GP to get one. Our service allows you to be assessed by one of our GPs without needing an appointment, simply by uploading your concerns and evidence through our forms. One of our GPs will then consider your medical history, current symptoms, and any potential risks associated with your condition and work or study environment before issuing your medical certificate. You will then receive the letter directly to your inbox.
What medical evidence will you require?
We will require you to upload: ✓ A photo / copy of your Passport or driver’s licence to confirm your identity ✓ Complete a short medical questionnaire ✓ Upload a short video or photographs via your mobile confirming your symptoms and reason for a medical letter
Do you provide refunds?
We always provide full refunds if we are unable to provide a Medical Letter in your situation, so you can submit your requests with peace of mind. Once a medical certificate or sick note has been issued we are unable to offer refunds.
How soon will I receive my medical letter or certificate?
Our team of GPs will review your medical evidence and questionnaire on the same day and provide you with your medical letter or certificate within 1 working day. We also offer a subject to clinical assessment by 9 a.m. service for medical letters for evidence that has been uploaded by 11 p.m. (UTC/GMT) Sunday - Thursday. With our express overnight service you will receive your medical letter or certificate in your inbox overnight by 9 a.m. the next day. For example, an application submitted at 11 p.m. on a Thursday night will be assessed and delivered by 9 a.m. on Friday morning.
Who will sign my Medical Letters and medical certificates?
All of the doctors at Medical Cert are fully licensed GMC-registered GPs. Every letter is signed by an experienced GP and carries their GMC number, so the institution receiving it can check the registration. We are a UK based healthcare service. Whether an organisation outside the UK accepts a letter from a UK doctor is a matter for that organisation. All of our Doctors are registered GPs with the UK General Medical Council.
Can a mitigation letter be backdated?
Sometimes. A doctor can confirm a past period of illness where the evidence you provide supports that assessment. Whether your university accepts a retrospective letter is a separate question. King's College London will not accept a mitigating circumstances request once results have been published, and several institutions ask for evidence written at the time of the illness, so submit as early as you can.
Can you complete a specific form required by my institution or workplace?
Yes, in most cases we can help with special forms required by some institutions. Simply upload the required form with your medical evidence.
Can your doctor’s letters be verified by my workplace or institution?
Absolutely. Each letter or certificate issued will have a unique reference number and can be verified free of charge by emailing us at verify@medicalcert.co.uk.
Can you issue NHS statements of fitness for work?
No. We provide private medical letters only. An NHS statement of fitness for work is issued by your registered NHS GP or another NHS clinician, and it is what UK government benefit applications ask for. If you need a private medical letter to send to your university, we can help.
