ANPs and medical certificates
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WQ.323/2025
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR SOCIAL SECURITY BY DEPUTY I. GARDINER OF ST. HELIER NORTH
QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 15th SEPTEMBER 2025 ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 22nd SEPTEMBER 2025
Question
"Will the Minister advise the number of medical certificates submitted to her department for each of the last 5 years, and will she further provide a breakdown between certificates submitted for a single absence, and those that are repeat' certificates?"
Answer
As the question refers to single absences and repeat certificates, the data produced below provides information on certificates submitted in respect of Short-Term Incapacity Allowance claims. It includes claims that were started in 2019 and continued into 2020.
| Single | Multiple | |
Year Submitted |
| First Scanned Certificate | Subsequent Certificate |
2020 | 20,400 | 5,783 | 12,187 |
2021 | 21,225 | 5,668 | 11,808 |
2022 | 26,170 | 5,330 | 10,450 |
2023 | 21,400 | 5,900 | 11,526 |
2024 | 21,820 | 6,382 | 12,640 |
Medical certificates are also submitted to the Employment, Social Security and Housing Department in respect of legacy Invalidity claims on a 13-week cycle. The number of certificates submitted for each of the last five years is set out in the table below.
Year Submitted | No of certificates |
2020 | 1,636 |
2021 | 1,587 |
2022 | 1,444 |
2023 | 1,291 |
2024 | 1,154 |