Registering with a GP

If you are going to be enrolled on a course of study for less than 6 months, we recommend that you seek out private medical insurance before you arrive in the UK and then to speak to a GP about how to become a private patient once you arrive.

If you are going to be enrolled on a course of study for more than 6 months and you have paid the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) when you made your visa application, you are able to use the NHS for free whilst you are studying at the ELC.  For more information about the IHS, please click here.  Please note, if you do not pay the Immigration Health Surcharge at application stage, you will have to pay for any medical treatment you receive.

We recommend that you register with a GP as soon as possible when you arrive.  The University has a Student Health Centre which is on the University campus (502 on your campus map).  Alternatively, you can register with a doctor close to your accommodation.  You can search for a doctor here.

You must register with a GP immediately after arriving in the UK.  Do not wait until you are ill as you have to wait 24 hours after you have registered before you can book an appointment to see a Doctor.

If you are ill before you have registered with a GP, you are able to access the Walk In Centres for free, regardless of the length of your visa. You do not have to register or book an appointment.

The nearest Walk In Centre to the ELC is:

Please see the UKCISA website for further information.