1, how to register GP in the UK (register with your local GP).
Every international student who comes to Britain is advised to register with the general practitioner in the area where he lives. In Britain, if he is sick, he will not go directly to the hospital, but to this GP, which is a bit like a small regional clinic. All general practitioners are managed by NHS (National Health Service). To check the general practitioners in your place, please visit this website. Every general practitioner has his own jurisdiction, and you must live in their jurisdiction to register.
The procedure for registering a general practitioner is simple. Go to the front desk and say you want to register with them (I want to register with the general practitioner). Then they will give you a form to fill in your personal information and medical history. After filling it out, they will ask you to show your proof address in Britain to ensure that your place of residence is within their jurisdiction. This step can also be completed before filling out the form.
Proof of address is very useful in Britain. It will be used to make bank bills, register GP and sign mobile phone contracts, but it should not exceed three months. Students who live in dormitories are lucky, because the school rental contract can prove that friends who rent their own houses, especially those who don't go through an intermediary, may have to wait several weeks to receive a letter with their current address. Acceptable letters to prove the address include: utility bills, bank/building association statements, credit card statements, British tax and customs statements, university letters, payrolls, etc. Generally speaking, for friends who rent their own houses, the quickest way is to apply for a student letter from the school immediately after going to school and send it to their place of residence in the UK to prove their address.
After filling out the form, the front desk will also give you a urine test tube, because it is stipulated in Britain that every young person under the age of 25 should be tested for chlamydia (called chlamydia, a sexually transmitted disease). You don't have to do it, but GP will still give it to you.
After successful registration, GP will give you a welcome package to introduce their outpatient service and various medical contact information. A week later, you will also receive the medical card they sent to your home, with your NHS number on it, so keep it. One last thing to note: if everyone moves, GP will move with them, and it is necessary to re-register with GP under the jurisdiction of the new residential area.
2. How to see a doctor in Britain? )
Some general practitioners offer a walk-in service, which is only provided on certain days of the week. Different outpatient hours are different, but not all of them are ok, so be sure to check the opening hours of your general practitioner. Generally speaking, GP doctors in Britain need to make an appointment by phone, leaving their names and birthdays (but only after registration). Busy general practitioner appointments sometimes last more than a week. Like a cold, few people come here to see a doctor, because a cold will soon be over. what can I say? It's best not to get sick in England! It is troublesome to see a doctor. I remember a cold and cough, and my chest was very painful. I stood in line for an hour (went to GP emergency). I saw a doctor, and the doctor said I was fine, so I wondered why I didn't even prescribe medicine, so I asked her for medicine. She replied: Nothing can cure a cold, so it's better to go home and drink lemon honey water. Those cold granules bought at the drugstore are useless, just to make you feel better? I want to hear what she said.
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3, then you may ask, what do hospitals in Britain do?
In Britain, hospitals are not as ubiquitous as Beijing and Shanghai. Large hospitals usually perform some major operations and receive emergency clinics (called A & amp； e？ Accident and health. Emergency), such as sending an ambulance, because they have more employees and more comprehensive facilities. General GP clinic is the first step to see a doctor. If they can't do it there, the doctor will write a letter of recommendation to the big hospital for corresponding examination, so don't run to the hospital unless it's a serious illness. I remember when I first went abroad, my friend said to me. Here, I don't go to the hospital until I die! ? . However, if the GP is closed on Saturday and Sunday, but you are too ill, you can only go to the hospital, but be prepared to queue up.
In Britain, queuing seems to be a very common phenomenon. I have never seen a doctor without waiting in line. I waited for half an hour less, and I waited in line for two or three hours. I feel sick and depressed. Sitting alone in a chair makes me feel worse. I might as well lie at home.
If GP arrives on the day of appointment, you can tell the front desk or register automatically. Now many general practitioners have computer touch screens, allowing patients to register themselves. Just wait after you register. When you arrive, your name and doctor's room number will appear on the screen on the wall. If you go to the hospital, you don't need to make an appointment. You should tell the front desk about your symptoms, and then wait for the nurse to let you take your blood pressure and temperature and divide them into groups. After that, it is the most exhausting waiting. The nurse will classify you according to your symptoms and illness. I'm sorry if it's mild. If there are many people, you must wait a long time. When it's your turn, your attending doctor will personally call your name and take you in. After GP sees a doctor, the doctor will give you a prescription. GP doesn't sell medicine. You should take the prescription to the local drugstore to buy it. Boots, Superdrug (a bit like Watson's daily necessities store in Britain) and larger supermarkets will all have pharmacy services. In 2009, NHS issued a unified prescription for selling drugs at a price of? 7.20 (of course, this price will increase according to the annual capital demand of NHS). Whether the doctor prescribes painkillers (very cheap, a few pence) or drugs with a unit price of more than 7 pounds, you will be charged 7 pounds 2. This money is for the NHS, not for pharmacies, but if you are a full-time student under 65,438+08 or an elderly person aged 65,438+08, you don't need it. If you go to the hospital, the medicine is finally given directly by the doctor, and there is no charge, so many big hospitals are called free hospitals.
I remember getting up in the morning and suddenly finding a big bag on my body. I don't know if it was bitten by a bug or if I grew it myself. I went straight to the hospital without opening the door at the weekend. When the nurse saw the nurse, she didn't know what was wrong with me. I couldn't tell whether it was my own growth or insect bite, so I couldn't group me, so I called the attending doctor halfway. The handsome young doctor looked at it and said, Long. ? I said is it serious? He said? You won't die. If you don't want to wait for me, I'll prescribe some antibiotics for you. If you wait, go out and sit and wait, but it will take a long time. I have a lot of complaints about his attitude. Why did you hit the patient like this? I insist on staying and watching. After waiting for nearly three hours, another female doctor called me in. The final conclusion is that I was bitten by a bug (the garden is outside my unlucky string), but I was given antibiotics anyway. Everything Britain does is to give antibiotics, the so-called antibiotics.
4. How to get a cold vaccine in Britain? How to get the flu vaccine? Also known as the Joint Appeals Board)
British people rarely make an appointment for GP to get a cold vaccine. The NHS only recommends that seriously ill pregnant women over 65 go to the general practitioner for vaccination, because they are the most vulnerable group. Vaccines are different in any season, and NHS suggests that autumn is the most suitable season for vaccination. All vaccines are free. You can go to GP or the local designated pharmacy to get them.
5. What do you think of gynecology or sexually transmitted diseases in Britain? (Sexual Health Services)
Of course, you can go to GP to see sexually transmitted diseases, but there are also special sexual health centers in Britain, which provide free information, cervical examination, condoms and birth control pills, and the test results will be sent to your mobile phone text message. If you go to GP to see a gynecologist, the doctor will also give you a large number of condoms and put them in cowhide bags for patients to take away. GP also provides contraceptives. In Britain, there are as many as 15 contraceptive methods, including pills, injections and patches. To find the nearest sexual health center, please click this page and enter your zip code or region.
6. Emergency (emergency)
On the welcome package of GP, it will say how to call a doctor when the clinic is closed. If GP doesn't give them a welcome package, remember to. There is a lot of important information there. But in any emergency, please call 999 for an ambulance.
Many students studying in the UK have not registered for GP, but I strongly recommend that you register! I admit that the British medical system is very inconvenient. If you come here to see a doctor, you will definitely feel its disadvantages, but after all, health comes first and we are responsible for ourselves. Slap her Hey, I can't help it.