New Patients

If you are over 16 and have an online account, such as through the NHS App, Patient Access, Evergreen Life or another online primary care service, you will now be able to see all the consultation notes and health records from your GP surgery written in your records after this date. For most people who use an app to access their records, access will be automatic, and you won’t need to do anything. 

If you do not have access to this service but wish to benefit from this, you can apply for online access.

Sometimes when filling in online forms or speaking with our staff, you may be asked for your NHS number.

This online tool will help you find your number if you do not know it.

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Please Note

You do not need to know your NHS number to use NHS services, but it can be useful to have it.

Other ways to get your NHS number

If you cannot get your NHS number online you can:

• find it on any letter from the NHS like a prescription or appointment letter
• call your GP surgery and ask them for your number

These fact sheets have been written to explain the role of UK health services, the National Health Service (NHS), to newly-arrived individuals seeking asylum. They cover issues such as the role of GPs, their function as gatekeepers to the health services, how to register and how to access emergency services.

Special care has been taken to ensure that information is given in clear language, and the content and style has been tested with user groups.

Open the leaflets in one of the following languages:

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 as a temporary or permanent patient.

To register as a temporary resident you will need to contact the surgery and complete and return this form

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 three months.

For further information visit