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• Fill in the Register with a GP surgery paper form (PDF, 457 KB, 8 pages) and take it to the surgery you want to join.
• Contact the surgery you want to join directly.

You can view guidance about how to register with a GP.

Paper forms are available from the practice if you need one.

• Need medical help right now. Instead visit NHS 111 online.
• Want to make an urgent appointment. Instead you should contact your current GP.
• Want a temporary registration of less than 3 months. Find out about temporary registrations.
• Are already registered with a GP surgery and want other NHS online health and prescription services.

You can register with a GP surgery as a temporary patient for up to 3 months.

You'll need to fill out a temporary services form, which you can get from GP surgeries.

You may want to do this if you're living away from home but do not want to change your GP surgery permanently, or if you're visiting from abroad.

After 3 months, you can re-apply as a temporary patient, or apply to register as a permanent patient.

If your application for temporary registration is refused, you can still receive any treatment you need immediately for up to 14 days.

These fact sheets have been written to explain the role of UK health services, the National Health Service (NHS), to newly-arrived individuals seeking asylum. They cover issues such as the role of GPs, their function as gatekeepers to the health services, how to register and how to access emergency services.

Special care has been taken to ensure that information is given in clear language, and the content and style has been tested with user groups.

Open the leaflets in one of the following languages: