Registering with a GP
If you are a resident of the UK you have the right to be registered with a GP. You can choose which GP you want to be registered with but the GP does not have to accept you. The only usual reasons for a GP not accepting you are that the register is full, or that you live too far away for home visits.
If the GP does refuse to accept you, then they must have reasonable grounds for doing so. These must not have anything to do with race, gender, social class, age, religion, sexual orientation, appearance, disability or medical condition. The GP must give you the reasons for their decision in writing.
If you have been unable to register with a GP, you should contact your local Primary Care Trust. You should send your medical card, with a letter giving the name of any GPs who have refused to register you, and of any GPs with whom you would prefer not to be registered.
The PCT will try to find a GP who is prepared to accept you. This will not necessarily be a GP of your choice. Once you have been allocated a GP, the GP must accept you and treat you, and can only remove you from their list under certain circumstances. The PCT will then have to find you another doctor. The PCT cannot help you find another GP if you are already registered with one.
