If you are ill while away from home or, if you are not registered with a Doctor but need to see one, you can receive emergency treatment from the local GP Practice for 14 days by registering as a temporary patient.
You can be registered as a temporary patient for between 14 days and 3 months. This will allow you to be on the local Practice list and still remain a patient of your permanent GP.
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.
You can download the Temporary Services Form below: