We are only able to offer temporary registration to:

• Patients who normally live outside of England.
• Under 16's (living in England or abroad) who are experiencing abdominal pain.

You can be registered as a temporary patient for up to three months. This will allow you to be on the local practice list and still remain a patient of your permanent GP. After three months you will have to re-register as a temporary patient or permanently register with that practice.

To register as a temporary patient please come to reception to fill out a form.

If you live in England, you can complete an online consultation through your own GP (please visit their website or call them). If your GP issues medication, this can be sent to a local pharmacy nearby.

This is in affect for your safety; to stop any duplication and information being missed

We are very sorry to hear!

If you are moving away and need to move GP practices, we wish you all the best in the future! If we haven't met your standard of service, we would like to chat with you to see if we are able to resolve any issue. We're all human, we learn from our misteps and hope that you'll stay with us to care for you in the future. If you wish to move practices, this is no problem, just let us know.

Your records

We use a system called GP2GP for electronic health records to be transferred directly and securely between GP practices. It improves patient care as GP's will usually have full and detailed medical records available to them for a new patient's first consultation. If you wish to know more about this please click HERE.

Moving to the UK leaflet for Migrants. 

Moving to the UK leaflet in English (PDF)

Moving to the UK leaflet in Ukrainian (PDF)

Moving to the UK leaflet in Russian (PDF)

Anyone can register at Henfield Medical Centre without needing proof of ID, address, NHS Number or immigration status.

You will also need to complete a registration form (GMS1) and a patient questionnaire which will provide useful information whilst we wait for your medical records to arrive from your previous doctor.

We use a system called GP2GP for electronic health records to be transferred directly and securely between GP practices. It improves patient care as GP's will usually have full and detailed medical records available to them for a new patient's first consultation. If you wish to know more about this please click HERE.

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: