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Register – Temporary Resident

Important Notice

If you are more that 25km away from home but need to see a doctor you can receive IMMEDIATE and NECESSARY TREATMENT from a local GP practice, e.g. cough. Immediate and necessary treatment does not include routine appointments for chronic, on-going issues or non-urgent hospital referrals.

If you develop an acute illness while you are away from home that requires emergency treatment you can contact the surgery and ask to register as a temporary resident. We will ask you to complete a Temporary Registration Form. You can use the link below to download the form.

You are eligible for temporary registration at Manor View Practice if, for example, you are on holiday, working away from home, or staying with friends.

You can register as a temporary resident with a GP in England if you are in their area for longer than 24 hours but less than three months.

What Does Temporary Registration Mean?

You will still remain registered with your permanent GP, but you can see a temporary GP for up to three months. After three months your temporary registration will expire, and you will have to register permanently, if the practice deems it clinically or medically appropriate for you to do so at the time.

Your temporary GP will pass details of any treatment you have to your permanent GP, who will add the information to your medical records.

  • Medically urgent needs should be met by calling 111 or attending your nearest walk in centre. 
  • You should not register as a temporary patient at a local GP surgery in order to obtain repeat medication.

It is not our policy to issue prescriptions for repeat medication for temporary patients.

It is important that you remember to take enough medication with you when you travel away from home.

If you are away from home and have run out or forgotten to bring medication with you, you should contact the surgery where you are registered. You can ask them to forward a prescription (electronically) to a pharmacy near to where you are for you to collect.

It is up to you to locate a pharmacy and obtain their address, fax or Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) details. Click link to find out more about EPS. You will need to pass these details to your GP surgery as they will not be able to forward a prescription without this information.

If you are unable to contact your GP (e.g. it is out of hours) you may be able to get an emergency supply of your medicine either from an NHS walk-in centre or a local pharmacist subject to certain conditions.

How Do I Register As A Temporary Patient At Manor View Practice?

  1. Visit your nearest local GP surgery. We have four sites at:
    • Borehamwood – 121 Theobald Street, Borehamwood. WD6 4PT
    • Bushey – Bushey Medical Centre, London Road, Bushey, WD23 2NN
    • South Oxhey – South West Herts Health Centre, Oxhey Drive, South Oxhey, WD19 7SF
    • Watford – 141a Leavesden Road, Watford, WD24 5DG
  1. Fill out a “Temporary Resident” form at reception.
  1. In order to be able to treat you appropriately the following information is needed by a temporary GP:
    • details of any medical conditions you have
    • details of medical conditions you’ve had in the past
    • the name of any medicines you’re currently taking
    • details of anything you’re allergic to
    • contact details for your permanent GP
  1. Ask one of our receptionists to complete an online triage on your behalf, detailing your acute symptoms.

For more information on temporary registrations and obtaining medications please see the following links:

Registration Form - Temporary Resident


Permanent Address


Temporary Address


Your GP Details

What happens to my information?
Personal and medical information about patients registered at this practice are primarily kept electronically, although some is kept in paper form. Some information will be sent to hospital consultants and other health professionals to whom you are referred by your GP in order to provide continued healthcare and obtain treatment for you.
We sometimes use accredited suppliers for our communication with you, for example when we send recall letters for review clinics or medication reviews. All suppliers we use are checked carefully to ensure they comply with strict confidentiality protocols.
To ensure the security of all patient information, all staff that have access to your records are covered by confidentiality clauses in their contracts and the Data Protection Act and the Freedom of Information Act. Our guiding principle is that we hold your records in strict confidence.


Privacy Policy
This form collects your name, date of birth, email, other personal information and medical details. This is to confirm you are registered with the practice, to allow the practice team to contact you and also to update your medical records held by the practice and our partners in the NHS. Please read our Privacy Policy to discover how we protect and manage your submitted data.