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Register as a New Patient

Moving to the UK leaflet for Migrants. Please click the below links for the leaflet in English, Ukrainian and Russian:

Moving to the UK leaflet in English (PDF)

Moving to the UK leaflet in Ukrainian (PDF)

Moving to the UK leaflet in Russian (PDF)

Patients living within the practice area are welcome to register and our reception staff can confirm your eligibility from your postcode.

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.

Once registered you will be assigned to the doctor with the shortest list.

Temporary Registrations

If you are ill while away from home or if you are not registered with a doctor but need to see one you can receive emergency treatment from the local GP practice for 14 days. After 14 days you will need to register as a temporary or permanent patient.

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 simply contact the local practice you wish to use. Practices do not have to accept you as a temporary patient although they do have an obligation to offer emergency treatment. You cannot register as a temporary patient at a practice in the town or area where you are already registered.

Non English Speakers

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: