Deregistering by Doctors. Help!

[Ilovetea13]

Hi, moved area! Updated my doctors and had a letter to sat I'm being deregistered.
As always I leave everything until the last minute and i got the dates muddled when it was happening.
Been in new doctors to sign up and was told they could have me on their records by the 13th - all good. Came home and checked the letter off my old surgery and I'm being deregistered on the 12th!
Stressed now, rang new doctors back and they said it will now take weeks until I'm on their records as they'll have to apply for paper ect rather then electronically!
Rang my old doctors no answer..
What are the chances if I ring my old doctors tomorrow they will extend my deregisteration by a few days is there any chance? I'd happily pay a fee.
Sorry if this is a boring post I'm really stressed now unsure what to do, have a important hospital app on Tuesday n it'll have no report sent anywhere as I'll now not be with a gp.
My own fault for being disorganised.. 🙄

GPs are required to retain your records for a number of years per their medical indemity requirements. I do not work in that area anymore but I think it is 8 years for an adult and until a child is 18 (with other requirements as well).

No, since about 2004, patient records have been the property of the NHS, not individual surgeries. Once a patient leaves a surgery, paper records revert to a central agency. Electronic records are kept in an electronic medical record system (there are 3-4, nationally), and are not wiped, but the old surgery should no longer access them, as they no longer have a reason for processing the data under GDPR.

I've transferred between Army and NHS care a few times and while it may take a while for full history to arrive seem the doctor fine in the meantime.

Following your surgery ask for the discharge letter and take it to your new surgery. If you find yourself unregistered for a spell and you’re unwell you can be treated at a local GP Practice as a INT patient ( immediate necessary treatment)