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 Urgent Treatment Centre at Lymington Hospital.
For routine medical needs you can register as a temporary resident with a GP surgery for up to 3 months. This can be helpful if you're living away from home but do not want to change your home GP surgery.
To register you'll need to fill out a temporary services form (GMS3), available from GP surgeries.
After 3 months, you'll have to reapply to register as a temporary resident or become a permanent patient.
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 if the need is immediate. You cannot register as a temporary patient at a practice in the town or area where you are already registered.
You may also be able to register as a temporary resident if you are visiting from abroad.
