Local Doctors and GP Surgeries
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NHS Doctors
To obtain free medical treatment under the National Health Service (NHS), you first have to register with a local doctor (GP).
You can find a list of your local GP surgeries on the NHS website, www.nhs.uk, by searching local services and providing the search engine with your postcode. Alternatively you can contact your local authority and request a list of surgeries and health centres in your area.
Barking and Dagenham T: 020 8591 9595 Hounslow T: 020 8893 0303 Barnet T: 020 8201 4700 Islington T: 020 7853 5353 Bexley T: 020 8298 6000 Kensington and Chelsea T: 020 7725 3333 Brent T: 020 8422 6644 Kingston uponThames T: 020 8339 8000 Bromley T: 020 8315 8315 Lambeth T: 020 7716 7000 Camden T: 020 7853 5353 Lewisham T: 020 7716 7000 Croydon T: 020 8401 3900 Merton T: 020 8648 3021 Ealing T: 020 8893 0303 Newham T: 020 7655 6688 Enfield T: 020 8272 5500 Redbridge T: 020 8478 5151 Greenwich T: 020 8298 6000 Richmond upon Thames T: 020 8339 8000 Guildford T: 01483 505 050 Southwark T: 020 7716 7000 Hackney T: 020 7655 6688 Surrey T: 08456 009 009 Hammersmith and Fulham T: 020 8893 0303 Sutton T: 020 8648 3021 Haringey T: 020 8272 5500 Tower Hamlets T: 020 7655 6688 Harrow T: 020 8422 6644 Waltham Forest T: 020 8478 5151 Havering T: 020 8591 9595 Wandsworth T: 020 8648 3021 Hillingdon T: 01895 452 000 Westminster T: 020 7725 3333
It is your responsibility to find a doctor to accept you on his/her register. Some doctors may indicate that their list is full, and that they are unable to accept you as their patient, if this happens ask them for the telephone number of the Practitioners Services Unit (PSU) who will be able to allocate you with a suitable surgery.
Emergency Medical Treatment
The Accident and Emergency Department in NHS hospitals provide treatment for urgent medical conditions.
Prescriptions
If you do require medication you will receive a prescription from your GP, that can be filled at your local pharmacist. Costs of a prescription, are approximately £6.65 per item; contraceptives are free-of-charge. Patients under the age of 16 or over 16 and in full-time education are exempt from paying for prescriptions.
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