2.6 Other Registration Types Temporary Resident Patients in the area for more than 24hrs and less than 3 months Immediate Necessary - Practice is obliged to provide such treatment during core hours where Patient has been refused registration and not registered with another practice in the local area Have been refused acceptance as a temporary resident Who are present in the practice area for less than 24hrs Helpful sources NHS Choices have published a web page regarding the Out of Area Service to inform patients of the new service and how the service can be accessed by suitable patients. Annex A Suggested text for GP practices to incorporate into leaflets and letters to patients setting out details of the out of area registration without home visiting Out of area registration: New arrangements introduced from January 2015 give people greater choice when choosing a GP practice. Patients may approach any GP practice, even if they live outside the practice area, to see if they will be accepted on to the patient list. GP practices have always had the ability to accept patients who live outside their practice area. Regardless of distance from the practice, the practice would still provide a home visit if clinically necessary. The new arrangements mean GP practices now have the option to register patients who live outside the practice area but without any obligation to provide home visits. Out of area registration (with or without home visits) is voluntary for GP practices meaning patients may be refused because they live out of area. If your application is considered the GP practice will only register you without home visits if it is clinically appropriate and practical in your individual case. To do this we may: - Ask you or the practice you are currently registered with questions about your health to help decide whether to register you in this way - Ask you questions about why it is practical for you to attend this practice(for example, how many days during the week you would normally be able to attend)
2.6 Other Registration Types Temporary Resident Patients in the area for more than 24hrs and less than 3 months Immediate Necessary - Practice is obliged to provide such treatment during core hours where Patient has been refused registration and not registered with another practice in the local area Have been refused acceptance as a temporary resident Who are present in the practice area for less than 24hrs Helpful sources NHS Choices have published a web page regarding the Out of Area Service to inform patients of the new service and how the service can be accessed by suitable patients. Annex A Suggested text for GP practices to incorporate into leaflets and letters to patients setting out details of the out of area registration without home visiting Out of area registration: New arrangements introduced from January 2015 give people greater choice when choosing a GP practice. Patients may approach any GP practice, even if they live outside the practice area, to see if they will be accepted on to the patient list. GP practices have always had the ability to accept patients who live outside their practice area. Regardless of distance from the practice, the practice would still provide a home visit if clinically necessary. The new arrangements mean GP practices now have the option to register patients who live outside the practice area but without any obligation to provide home visits. Out of area registration (with or without home visits) is voluntary for GP practices meaning patients may be refused because they live out of area. If your application is considered the GP practice will only register you without home visits if it is clinically appropriate and practical in your individual case. To do this we may: - Ask you or the practice you are currently registered with questions about your health to help decide whether to register you in this way - Ask you questions about why it is practical for you to attend this practice(for example, how many days during the week you would normally be able to attend)