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Registering kids with GP using their dad's address

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igglu · 30/08/2022 09:08

At the moment me and 2 DS's are registered with a brilliant GP surgery. However, we've since moved house and are no longer in their practice area. They've been fine with it for a while but are having lots of new houses built so now need to only see patients in the right area.

I'm happy to register with a GP surgery near to my new house, I was with them before and they were also really good. However, the surgery is next door to the care home that my ex MIL died in. My youngest DS cannot even go near the care home without having a meltdown. He has an autism diagnosis and also had to have grief counselling to help deal with the bereavement. I mistakenly went to pick up a prescription from the chemist there while he was in the car and he was traumatised, said I'd done it on purpose etc. There's no way he can go to that GP.

Also, the current GP are aware of DS's medical history.

My ex husband still lives in the practice area for the current GP. Would it be ok for me to register the kids at his address? They live with me, but do see him a couple of days a week, it's not 50/50.

How does funding work for GP's? Is it simply based on providing an address? Would ex-h have to say on his council tax that the kids live with him? If that's the case then we wouldn't be doing it as they don't. I don't want to do anything that "cheats the system", or that could cause problems further down the line for me or for the GP surgery, but at the same time, I'd rather register with a surgery I trust than have to find a new one.

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RuthW · 30/08/2022 09:12

Yea you can, but if we find out it's not his proper address he will be removed. It will also be on his records that he lives full time with dad, so dad will be contacted for any appointments etc. You will also need to make sure all other heath things are in dad's address as we would question it if some paperwork comes through with the out of area address.

igglu · 30/08/2022 09:44

Thanks 🙂. I'll need to have a think about the implications of anything saying that he lives with his dad full time. I don't think that would cause any problems at the moment but ex is a bit of a pain in the arse so it could come back to bite me!

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PinkDaffodil2 · 30/08/2022 09:47

So long as you are happy for letters to be delivered there for appointments etc that should be fine, I don’t think it’s being cheeky. Would be different if it were an aunt or uncle they didn’t live with, but Dad is fine.

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