Register with a doctor
Find out where to register with a local doctor and how to get medical help.
We recommend that all students register with a local doctor while you are at University. Some of the benefits of early registration are:
- It saves you time - after registering your medical records are easily accessed and you don’t need to ask for them every time you need to use NHS services.
- It gives you access to multiple services, including meningitis vaccinations, medical advice, minor illnesses, sexual health and family planning and more.
- If you require an extenuating circumstances letter due to a medical illness, your local GP will be able to provide this.
- Access to dedicated student-only clinics in the evenings, weekends and on Wednesday afternoons, plus physiotherapy, home visits, emergency bookings, ongoing treatment appointment bookings and more.
Registering with a GP in Guildford means that you can access them through the digital platform, for phone calls and video consultations even during the summer holidays.
It does not prevent you from being seen in person by your ‘home’ GP over the university holidays; for all GPs across UK, there is a system in place that allows you to be seen as a temporary resident while a student on campus.
Find a GP practice to register with
There are four GP practices that currently cover the University campus and surrounding areas, which are listed below.
View a map of these surgeries on Google Maps.
You can also use the NHS 111 online service if you have a medical problem and you’re not sure what to do.
None of this advice replaces the emergency services. If you have immediate concerns that you or someone else is seriously unwell, dial 999 or if you are on campus dial 3333 and Campus Safety will call an ambulance for you.
For urgent but non-emergency treatment, a walk-in service is available at the Woking Community Hospital. The Hospital is located just a few minutes from Woking Rail Station, which is on a direct line from Guildford Rail Station (10-minute train).
If you are currently living at Guilden Park student accommodation, you are able to register for both the Dapdune and Guildowns surgeries regardless of the location of your halls and the GPs.
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Medication and prescriptions
You can also collect prescriptions and seek advice on self-care and over the counter drugs from any one of the local pharmacies in Guildford including:
- Direct Pharmacy
- Boots Chemist
- Tescos Pharmacy
- Lloyds Pharmacy.
View a map of these pharmacies on Google Maps.
Prescriptions can often be sent by your GP digitally to any pharmacy in the UK.
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Any difficulties?
If you need any support with completing online GP registration please first consult this help document (PDF).
You should not encounter any difficulty registering with one of the GPs listed above. If you do, please contact the local NHS – the Surrey Heartlands Clinical Commissioning Group – who offer advice and guidance, and have assured us that all students will be able to register with one of the local GP practices.
Need more help?
MySurrey Help is packed with answers to the most common questions, and Surrey Support is available if you would like to ask a question to one of our support services.