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Seeing the GP about sexual health
Here, people talk about: where can young people find sexual health services and advice? young people's rights and confidentiality young people's experiences Where can young...
Everyone has a right to register with a GP practice of their choice as long as they live within the ‘catchment area’ (the area that the GP covers) and it has space for new patients. A GP practice is the same as a doctor’s surgery or local health centre. People who live in rural areas (such as a village) might have less choice about where they can register.
There are a number of things to think about when choosing a local surgery. People can phone or visit it before they register if they want to get a first impression. Things to think about include:location – is it easy to get to, whether that’s by walking, public transport or driving? If driving, is it easy to park outside the surgery?
There are a number of ways of finding out about local GP practices. People talked to friends, family or neighbours, or looked online.
Most surgeries have their own website. This can be useful for information about opening hours, the services provided, the staff, relevant forms, and online services such as booking an appointment. There’s more information on the local NHS website (for more see ‘Information and Resources‘). The NHS does an annual survey of people’s experiences of all GP practices and makes the results available online, so anyone can search what people say they like and dislike about each practice. There are also a number of independent online review sites.
Here, people talk about: where can young people find sexual health services and advice? young people's rights and confidentiality young people's experiences Where can young...
Here people talk about: registering with a GP whether it's possible to register with a specific GP health checks changing surgeries temporary registration if away...