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Certificato di malattia

English translation: medical certificate

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Italian term or phrase:Certificato di malattia
English translation:medical certificate
Entered by: potra

21:22 Jun 3, 2015
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general)
Italian term or phrase: Certificato di malattia
Official document provided to one's employer for a medical leave, etc.
potra
United States
Local time: 10:28
medical certificate
Explanation:
That is what I would ask any English speaking doctor for anywhere in the world. If the NHS is currently calling it something stupid, that is only to be expected of the poor bureaucracy encumbered organisation who have nothing better to do except dream up new names for bits of paper.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_certificate
A medical certificate (sometimes referred to as a doctor's certificate[1][2]) is a statement from a physician or other health care provider that attests to the result of a medical examination of a patient.[3] It can serve as a "sick note" (documentation that an employee is unfit for work) or evidence of a health condition.[4]

https://www.google.co.uk/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&q="medi...
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James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 18:28
Grading comment
Thank you Jim.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1sick note
philgoddard
4 +2medical certificate
James (Jim) Davis
5 +1Fit Note
Rita Koterba (X)
4Statement of Fitness for Work
Shera Lyn Parpia


Discussion entries: 2





  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
sick note


Explanation:
I think this is what the vast majority of the English-speaking world would call it.

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 153

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agree  JudyC
9 hrs
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Statement of Fitness for Work


Explanation:
The full name.

Fit Note - Statement of Fitness for Work | Acas
www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=2832 Cache
The Statement of Fitness for Work, or 'fit note', is a Medical Statement that GPs issue. It replaced the old 'sick note' and aims to focus on what an employee may be ...

Shera Lyn Parpia
Italy
Local time: 16:28
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 251
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
medical certificate


Explanation:
That is what I would ask any English speaking doctor for anywhere in the world. If the NHS is currently calling it something stupid, that is only to be expected of the poor bureaucracy encumbered organisation who have nothing better to do except dream up new names for bits of paper.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_certificate
A medical certificate (sometimes referred to as a doctor's certificate[1][2]) is a statement from a physician or other health care provider that attests to the result of a medical examination of a patient.[3] It can serve as a "sick note" (documentation that an employee is unfit for work) or evidence of a health condition.[4]

https://www.google.co.uk/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&q="medi...

James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 18:28
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 91
Grading comment
Thank you Jim.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  heidi (X): My thought too, even before I opened the question.
1 hr
agree  Amanda Gilson: Fits the source term
6 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Fit Note


Explanation:
I have supplied a link to the NHS website for the UK. This used to be called a sick note but the terminology has changed and is now a fit note. The Doctor will sign if an employee's illness has lasted for more than 7 days (if under 7 days the employee should use a self certification form that most companies provide or that can be purchased from HMC ( Employee's Statement of Sickness).

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Note added at 20 hrs (2015-06-04 17:46:29 GMT)
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From the website depending on which choice you feel would be most appropriate for your translation style a fit notes may also be called medical statements or a doctor's note.

Example sentence(s):
  • f you're off work sick for more than seven days, your employer will usually ask you to provide proof that you've been ill. They will normally ask for a fit note from your GP.

    Reference: http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/1062.aspx?CategoryID=68
Rita Koterba (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:28
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  philgoddard: NHS or no NHS, I think it's confusing to call it a "fit note".//But this is about Italy, not the UK. What the NHS calls it is not relevant.
53 mins
  -> If that is the terminology used at the present time then I do not see why it would be confusing. It is merely a question of altering one's mindset. And the NHS is the largest provider of medical care in the UK so not to be totally ignored, I think.
agree  Shera Lyn Parpia: seems to be the accepted term
7 hrs
neutral  Amanda Gilson: Though it has the same meaning (though not everywhere) this term does not carry the same formality as the source language term used.
1 day 49 mins
  -> Agreed that this would depend on the country and usage but sick note, fit note, medical certificate choices would depend on context. I have offered alternatives to fit note in my comments. Thank you Phil
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