First baby, need advice on my GP situation!

[Hotchkiss95]

New to mumsnet so not sure if this is even the right place but...

Just discovered im pregnant with my first child. I moved house last year and havent changed my GP yet as XY&Z have happened and theyre a really good practice. Anyway, long story short I am now well out of their catchment area but their practice serves a really good maternity unit. I am not sure how my now local one measures up.

Do I need to tell them I have moved? Will they ask? Will health visitors not see me if I am out of the catchment area? Am I better off just changing GPs as im worried they will find out and kick me out anyway which I dont want to happen midway through everything!

Help muh appreciated! :)

Hi, yes I think you do need to tell them you've moved, just from someone who likes to be right with everything ha!

At your first MW appointment, they ask you for your address etc so it can be put in your notes, your sticker things they use generated and scans booked etc so you'd either have to lie and risk missing important letters about your care/appointments going or tell them the truth and they'd kick you out.
My OH forgot to change his and then needed them to fill out a form for him. They found out his new address off this so sent him a letter saying he was out of their area now and he would be removed with advice on how to register at a new practice.

I'd definitely do some research on your new local facilities but wouldn't risk not changing things as it could potentially cause lots of problems or delays down the line.
Congratulations on your pregnancy ☺️

Also, different health visitors serve different areas so you'd just get a new health visitor. I'm due to move after baby is born and the one I've met now has just said they'd do a handover to the new health visitor in the new area

You need to tell them you have moved as you have community midwife and HV care. But you can give birth at any hospital or maternity unit you like.

Thanks for the advice! I dont really want to start fibbing! Should I start by making an appointment at my current GP or just forget about them completely and sign up and start the whole process somewhere new?

I would probably ring your old GP out of courtesy and tell them you've moved now and then ring your new one to ask how to register and then tell them you're pregnant so need to make a booking appointment too.
Some areas make you re do everything so probably not worth going to old GP

I moved to a new area but left my address at my parents to stay on the health centre register. When the midwife did all the forms, she said I see you live with your parents and sister but you’re married (new surname and ring) so I had to confess. She said she couldn’t visit once the baby was born as it was another health board area but the midwives from that area wouldn’t visit either as I wasn’t their patient. The upshot was I got booted off the list and had to find a new GP at 20 weeks. If I hadn’t changed, I think the midwife would have noticed when she came to do the discharge visits and there was no sign of the baby at the house.

My situation would be very similar, I moved out of my parents house and got married so I think it would quickly become clear like it was in your case! Simplest solution is to find a new GP i think!

I've moved out of area but am staying with my GP. They are fine with it. The only thing is that they can't do home visits if I am super sick, but I'll take that risk.

At my 16 week appointment yesterday the midwife strongly recommended I switch to a Gp nearer home and told me I can still choose to be seen my the same maternity team (I'm actually over the county border and into another NHS trust and hospital now) and that lots of people choose my preferred hospital and that's fine. Her reasoning was how much easier it is to take a tiny baby for vaccinations and check ups locally. Baby must have one parent registered at their practice.