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To think this GP are in the wrong

24 replies

Canwe666 · 09/06/2021 23:10

Dd is moving out of student accommodation but is going back in September. They have told her she has to move GP to one in her town. Everyone else is telling me it’s the norm for students to stay where they are rather than keep moving between the GP’s

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suspiria777 · 09/06/2021 23:13

It is, but if ahe needs to see a GP in the interim between now and September then she will need to register as a temporary patient at the new GP.

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Canwe666 · 09/06/2021 23:17

They want her register as permanent patient in our home town.

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Northofsomewhere · 09/06/2021 23:34

I recently changed doctors and I think processing the paperwork to transfer any paper records took around 6 weeks so I absolutely wouldn't be changing for a 3 month period. I also can't see what the impact of her not using their services for 3 months would have on her current surgery, I can't imagine she uses them that frequently anyway.

When I was a student I had to use my old GP surgery when I was home for a pretty serious urgent issue and it wasn't an issue at all. The only potential issue I can see could be booking a covid vaccine if she's offered it in the next 3 months. I've just booked mine and different postcodes weren't an issue but they were very similar so not sure how very different postcodes might affect it. I'd definitely stay registered and if they call and ask just say she's staying between home and that location but with no fixed address in that town/city.

DumplingsAndStew · 10/06/2021 00:56

Isn't it the norm to stay registered at 'home' and see a temporary doctor if needed during term time?

melj1213 · 10/06/2021 01:10

It sounds like your DD has contacted the Uni GP to change her address to her home address (since she's moving out of her uni accommodation) and that has automatically triggered the deregistration as she will no longer be resident in the Uni GP area.

Unless she has ongoing treatment that means she will be receiving letters etc before her return to Uni in September I would tell her to just leave her address as it is at her current uni accommodation until September when she can change Uni Address A to Uni Address B.

BettyBurntBuns · 10/06/2021 01:24

Unless she wants to see a GP, don’t bother.

lotstolose1 · 10/06/2021 02:11

My friend did when she went to uni. I wouldn't bother. If she's got anything that requires a GP attention. Do 111 online and if it's not an A&E job you'll usually get a call back in a few hours Smile

custardbear · 10/06/2021 07:10

University usually have their own GP surgery - ask there

emmathedilemma · 10/06/2021 07:51

We had to be registered with a Dr in our uni town but didn't transfer back and forth every summer holiday.

DinosaurDiana · 10/06/2021 07:53

My DD registered at the Uni GP and has stayed with them for the full 3 years, no need to register at home for the holidays.

3Britnee · 10/06/2021 08:01

@Canwe666

Dd is moving out of student accommodation but is going back in September. They have told her she has to move GP to one in her town. Everyone else is telling me it’s the norm for students to stay where they are rather than keep moving between the GP’s
Who has told her? If it's the accommodation people, ignore them. If it's her gp, why gp why do they even know she's going home for the summer? Don't tell them and go to minor injuries if necessary Confused
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Canwe666 · 10/06/2021 15:22

She has mental health care so there will be letters with our home address going to the GP so they will
Know anyway hence she spoke to them about it.

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motogogo · 10/06/2021 15:49

Depends on her situation, if she needs regular appointments then she needs to transfer surgeries but if it's just an an emergency visit eg needing antibiotics for a bad throat just register as a temporary patient

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Canwe666 · 10/06/2021 15:55

She doesn’t need appointments with them no. She does need a another blood test but not for another few months by which point she will be back there

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2bazookas · 10/06/2021 15:56

When we were students the University recommended we register with a local GP in case we needed medical care while at university .

Pretty standard practise. Many students will need some acute medical advice (contraception, STDs, stress, drugs etc) .

melj1213 · 10/06/2021 15:59

@Canwe666

She has mental health care so there will be letters with our home address going to the GP so they will Know anyway hence she spoke to them about it.
If she has ongoing care needs and has told her current GP that she is moving out of area (regardless of how temporary that move home is she does not have a current in area address) then what do you expect them to do?

Most students can stay registered at their Uni GP over the holidays but they are unlikely to need continuous care during that time and so can just go to minor injuries/call a GP to see if they can be seen as a temporary patient over the summer months. Your daughter needs more active GP care, and if you live significantly far from her Uni then it is unreasonable to expect them to coordinate that (especially if it may be over different NHS trusts) when your daughter is not a resident in their area.

Sidge · 10/06/2021 16:08

@DumplingsAndStew

Isn't it the norm to stay registered at 'home' and see a temporary doctor if needed during term time?
No it’s usually the opposite. Register with a GP provider whilst at uni (whether a university’s own medical centre if they have one, or a local one) and only see your old “home” GP if you need to during the holidays when home with parents, for example. You can then be registered as a temporary resident.
BettyBurntBuns · 10/06/2021 16:10

If she’s got mental health issues she needs to stay where she is

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Canwe666 · 10/06/2021 16:21

It’s the same trust and everything GP is about 40 minutes away

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Thecurtainsofdestiny · 10/06/2021 16:28

Is she going back to the exact same accommodation after the summer? Asking because our daughter had to move from the uni GP as no longer in halls and the new flat was out of the uni GP area.

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Canwe666 · 10/06/2021 16:33

She’s not no but we’ve checked the address and it’s still within catchment

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melj1213 · 10/06/2021 16:38

@Canwe666

It’s the same trust and everything GP is about 40 minutes away
It doesn't matter how far away the GP is, if she is moving out of the area then she is out of area and they have every right to deregister her when she informs them of this.

I moved house last year. My old GP also moved to a new "super surgery". My old address was 1 mile away from the old surgery, my new address is 200m away from the super surgery. When I went to update my address I was told that since I was no longer resident within their surgery catchment area I had 30 days before I would be deregistered ... I was annoyed but I just went literally across the hall to a different surgery and was registered on the spot, even though their original surgery site was even further away.

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Canwe666 · 10/06/2021 16:53

It’s a temporary move though it’s different when we move house a couple of years ago and our GP de registered us.

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Crazycakelady17 · 10/06/2021 17:35

My DS stayed with our local GP surgery and didn’t register with his uni GP he’s Type 1 diabetic he only needs the Gp for prescriptions so I collect those.
He didn’t want to move surgeries as then he would have to move clinics with the hospital he just comes home now for appointments works for him

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