If you are not registered with a doctor but need to see one, you can receive emergency treatment for 14 days. After 14 days you will need to register again as a temporary or permanent patient.
If you do not have a permanent address in our catchment area, you will need to register as a temporary resident and complete a GMS3 form and contact our reception team to book an appointment. You will need to provide us with information about your medical history.
You can register as a temporary resident with a GP in England if you are in the area for longer than 24 hours but less than 3 months.
To register as a temporary patient, simply contact the local practice you wish to use. Practices do not have to accept you as a temporary patient although they do have an obligation to offer emergency treatment. You cannot register as a temporary patient at a practice in the town or area where you are already registered.
For further information, visit https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/gps/how-to-register-with-a-gp-surgery/
Can I be seen if I am ill?
Hunmanby Surgery is happy to see you on an “immediate and necessary” basis. However, please attend a local pharmacy for any condition listed below:
Pharmacists can give you advice on a range of conditions and suggest medicines that can help.
They may also be able to offer treatment and some prescription medicine for some conditions, without you needing to see a GP (this is called Pharmacy First). Conditions they can treat as part of Pharmacy First are:
- earache (aged 1 to 17 years)
- impetigo (aged 1 year and over)
- infected insect bites (aged 1 year and over)
- shingles (aged 18 years and over)
- sinusitis (aged 12 years and over)
- sore throat (aged 5 years and over)
- urinary tract infections or UTIs (women aged 16 to 64 years)
If you go to a pharmacy with one of these conditions, the pharmacist will offer you advice, treatment or refer you to a GP or other healthcare professional if needed.
They will then update your GP health record.
If you are not within these age ranges, a pharmacist can still offer advice, but you may need to see a GP for treatment.
We will not – under any circumstances – see temporary residents for routine matters (this includes travel and child immunisations, cervical smears or anything that is not considered urgent).
To help us cope with the number of temporary residents needing treatment, please contact reception who will go through all the necessary details with you. We may arrange a triage by telephone from one of our clinicians.
I’ve ran out/forgotten my medication…
If you are staying in our catchment area and discover you are without your medication, you can contact your own GP who can send a prescription electronically to a local nominated pharmacy of your choice.
Controlled Drugs
We have a very strict policy in terms of Controlled Drug issue and we will not issue them unless we have confirmation from your own GP
Examples of these include:-
Tramadol
Pregabalin
Temazepam/Diazepam
Morphine/Oramorph
Zopiclone
Remember!
- Complete GMS3 form
- Bring a form of identification with you
- Bring proof of the medication you are taking; i.e. an empty pill packet or copy of your repeat prescription
- If you do not have either of these you will need to contact your surgery and get them to email us a copy of your repeat prescription as proof. Our email address is hunmanby.general@nhs.net
