Register with Students' Health Service
You must register at the Students’ Health Service before you can book an appointment.
On this page:
Read our Patient Registration Policy (PDF, 222kB) for full details of eligibility and registration requirements.
Check if you can register
Download the Postcode Checker (Office document, 2,126kB) to see if you can register and which registration type is available to you. Once downloaded, you need to enable editing to use the postcode checker.
If you are prescribed medication by a private provider, check if we can prescribe it before you register.
If your postcode is not found, or if you can’t access or use the postcode checker, please call us on +44 (0)117 330 2720.
Who can register
- Most current University of Bristol students living in Bristol can register, either as an in-area patient or out-of-area patient, depending on where you live.
- Students’ partners and children under 18 can register if they live with the student within the in-area boundary.
Who can't register
- The University students living outside Bristol cannot register, including those living near the Langford campus. This is because you either live too far from the practice or outside the area we are funded to provide care for.
- Dependants of current students who don’t live with the student, or within the in-area boundary.
- Local residents.
- The University staff.
If you can't register
Use the NHS Find a GP service to find a local GP if you cannot register at the Students’ Health Service.
Complete the registration form
To register you need your:
- University of Bristol student number
- University term-time address and postcode
- Programme of study details
- NHS number (if you have one)
Registration types
Check if you can register to see which registration type is available to you.
In-area registration
A patient who lives within the area covered by the practice can register for full GP services.
To register as an in-area patient you must:
- be a current University of Bristol student or the partner or child (under the age of 18) of a University student who lives at the same address.
- live within the practice in-area boundary.
Out-of-area registration
A patient who lives outside the area normally covered by the practice but can register if they meet the eligibility criteria set out in our Patient Registration Policy (PDF, 222kB).
To register as an out-of-area patient you must:
- be a current University student on a Bristol-based course.
- live in an eligible out-of-area postcode.
- understand and agree that the practice cannot provide GP home visits for out-of-area patients.
After you register
- You'll receive a text to confirm. You can then book an appointment or ask for non-urgent advice online.
- Download the NHS App to book appointments, view test results, and order repeat prescriptions.
Registration waiting times
We process over 6,000 registrations at the start of each academic year. It often takes until January to register everyone so you may need to book appointments by phone or in person until we set up your online access.
After you leave the University
You and your partner or child can remain registered after you graduate or leave the University if you:
- live within the in-area boundary.
- have not registered at another GP practice after leaving.
We will text you and ask you to confirm within 2 weeks whether you are:
- leaving the University and will live within the in-area boundary.
- leaving the University and will live outside the in-area boundary.
- continuing your studies at the University.
If you don’t respond within 2 weeks or aren’t eligible to stay registered, we will remove you from our patient list.
Use the NHS Find a GP service to find a local GP if you can’t stay registered at the Students’ Health Service.