Register with a Doctor
Health Care
Health Care is provided under the National Health Service (NHS) by doctors (General Practitioners or GPs) located in surgeries close to where you are living. It is essential that you register with a doctor soon after your arrival so that any medical problems that arise can be dealt with.
Student Services have nurses who provide a range of medical services at the City North Campus, Gosta Green Campus and City South Campus medical rooms. They also have a contract with a healthcare provider called Handsworth Wood Medical Centre as well as lists of GPs for students who need to register with a doctor. This enables you to be seen quickly if you need medical attention for a past or present condition, near to the university campus. The medical service offered will enable you to see a nurse or nurse prescriber as a walk in service (no appointment is necessary) or a male or female doctor by appointment. This is a fully confidential, non-judgmental, non-discriminatory service.
Medical registration takes place at any of the medical rooms all year round but our main registration takes place on the 3rd weekend of September every year at many of the university accommodation sites or at the ‘Freshers’ Fair’ held at City North campus. For more information about healthcare, please click here.
Register
If you miss the registration that takes place in September you can register yourself.
We strongly encourage you to register with our medical providers at Handsworth Wood Medical Centre. There is a download available on the bottom left hand side of their site containing relevant info. Please do not wait until you are ill to register.
To register, visit the medical rooms at Seacole Building on Edgbaston Campus, Gosta Green, or the Murdoch Building at City North Campus. Just speak to the nurse on duty for that day.
Find more information about registering with a doctor via Student Info.
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