I can't find my NHS medical card but I need my NHS number, can my GP give it!


Question: If I call the surgery will the receptionist be able to get it up on screen?


Answers: If I call the surgery will the receptionist be able to get it up on screen?

You can get the number from your GP's surgery but they may ask you to see the receptionist rather than give it to you over the phone.

You might need to get it from them personally, with some proof of ID. Data Protection, and all that.

Wary about security these days, no harm to ask them though, might get some advice on how to recover your number.

If you lose your NHS medical card, you can get a replacement either by visiting your GP or by contacting your health authority.

All of my family's NHS numbers appear on their birth certificate.
Not the serial number of the certificate, but the part where the first bit is printed and the second bit is hand written in.
In fact, on my children's birth certificates, it is actually marked "NHS number".

If you do not have a medical card, or have lost it, you should contact your local PCT, giving your name, address and date of birth, and the name and address of your previous GP.

I have a feeling that you have to contact the NHS Services or suchlike, they may have changed it since I last knew. But the receptionist will definitely advise you.
Good luck ;~)

you should be able to get it off the doctor just tell them you need it

Your NHS number is on your notes sometimes, if not your GP normally issues them (just got new ones cos we changed practice and address) so they can do replacements.
I've just checked my notes though and my NHS number is on the front page lol, top right hand side next to the hospital number! :D





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