Bit confused here…
I’ve lived and worked in Harrogate for close on 10 years now, always been registered with the same GP, go fairly regularly for appts, repeat prescriptions etc and they get lots of letters from various depts at various hospitals for all my various ailments.
About 8 months ago I moved to Leeds, still working in Harrogate, but didn’t tell the GP, as it was much more convenient to have the surgery 10 mins ride from where I work so I could go before work or on lunch.
Had to go to minor injuries in Leeds for a check as my hip was so painful to move I couldn’t put my socks on, told the receptionist the address the NHS would have was Harrogate but I was living in Leeds if it made a difference.
Within, literally, 5 mins of that my GP was ringing telling me I had 28 days to re register with a GP in Leeds, which is a massive PITA for me as it means a 3 hour round trip if I’m at work (I don’t drive, and the Leeds gp doesn’t do eves or w/e) and 1/2 a day off work,
NHS website indicates that I can register with a GP not local to me (since Jan ’15) for exactly the reasons above, but as I’m already registered (for 2 more weeks at least) can they just kick me out?
What’s the score? Do I have to move doctors?