All you need to know about registration with an NHS GP

At St Philips we have devised a simple guide for easy access to your local NHS Medical Centre. Please find the headings into which you fit below and follow the instructions for (hopefully) stress free registration.

I am a UK Citizen or I have previously had an NHS doctor in the UK

You will already hold a National Heath Service (NHS) number. It is strongly recommended that you register with your local medical centre whilst at University, even if you already have a doctor in the UK.

If you return home at weekends or during the holidays you can be seen by your previous doctor as a 'temporary resident' - it all depends on where (in the UK) you will spend more than 50 % of your time. You can always re-register with your previous doctor if you return home permanently.I have never lived in the UK

I have never had an NHS doctor in the UK before

You need to register with a Medical Centre in order to obtain a National Health Service (NHS) number. This allows you to receive full NHS medical services whilst you are resident in the UK.

• NHS direct

Who can register at St Philips medical centre?

The reason why where you live affects which medical centre you can register with ultimately derives from:

• the geographical factors that have shaped how London is organised from an administrative basis, and
• rules, drawn up in 1949, governing registration of patients with doctors

The location map| illustrates all of the postcodes in our practice area. Please note, we do not cover any postcodes south of the river, this includes the following LSE halls of residence: Bankside House, Sidney Webb House/ Dover Street and Butlers Wharf.

If you live within our practice area you can register with us please go to the registration section| to continue.

If you need any further help please do not hesitate to contact St Philips Medical Centre on 020 7955 7016 or email  the medical centre|

Help! I can't register at St Philips

So, you are unable to register with St Philips. Do not despair! This easy guide will help you register with a medical centre near you. Just follow these simple guidelines,
registering with a medical centre where you live.

Contact or go along to your local medical centre to find out how to register with them. To find out where your local medical centres are go to...

• London medical centres

Contacting a PCT

If your local centre tells you that they are not able to register you (for example their list of patients is 'full') then do not worry! You are legally entitled to be registered with a GP somewhere in your local area.

If this happens you will need to contact your local Primary Care Trust (PCT). The PCT is the organisation that runs all the medical centres in your area.

Use the list below to contact your PCT

1. Barnet PCT
   Hyde House, The Hyde, London, NW9 6QQ
   
   
2. Camden PCT
   110 Hampstead Road, London, NW1 2LJ
   
   
3. City and Hackney PCT
   St. Leonards Hospital, Nuttall Street, London, N1 5LZ
   
   
4. Greenwich PCT
   1 Hyde Vale, London, SE10 8QG
   
   
5. Hammersmith and Fulham PCT
   Parsons Green Centre, 5-7 Parsons Green, London, SW6 4UL
   
   
6. Haringey PCT
   St. Ann's General Hospital, St. Ann's Road, London, N15 3TH
   
   
7. Islington PCT
   110 Hampstead Road, London, NW1 2LJ
   
   
8. Kensington and Chelsea PCT
   Courtfield House, St. Charles Hospital, Exmoor Street, London, W10 6DZ
   
   
9. Lambeth PCT
   1 Lower Marsh, London, SE1 7NT
   
   
10. Lewisham PCT
    Elizabeth Blackwell House, Wardalls Grove, Avonley Road, London, SE14 5ER
    
    
11. Newham PCT
    Plaistow Hospital, Samson Street, London, E13 9EH
    
    
12. Southwark PCT
    Mabel Goldwin House, 49 Grange Walk, London, SE1 3DY
    
    
13. Sutton and Merton PCT
    Hamilton Wing, Nelson Hospital, Kingston Road, London, SW20 8DB
    
    
14. Tower Hamlets PCT
    Trust Offices, Mile End Hospital, Bancroft Road, London, E1 4DG
    
    
15. Wandsworth PCT
    Teak Tower, Springfield Hospital, 61 Glenburnie Road, London, SW17 7DJ
    
    
16. Westminster PCT
    Trust Headquarters, 50 Eastbourne Terrace, London, W2 6LX