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Dealing with the National Health Service

You will also have to fill in a form when dealing with
the National Health Service. Fortunately, the forms used
when registering with a doctor have recently been much
simplified. Your National Insurance Number is sometimes
required for these so make sure you keep it handy as it is
often needed for other purposes as well. (See Figure 11.) It
is unlikely that you would be able to register with a doctor
online as you need to take some form of identification with
you.

Filling in a claim form

Unfortunately claim forms have become a fact of life. There
are few of us who, at some time, have not had to fill in one.
Perhaps you’ve had a car accident, or been robbed, or an
appliance has been damaged or broken down.

Name:

Address:

Phone number:

National Insurance Number:

Name and address of previous doctor:

Please tick if you wish to register a child under five with

the doctor. q

Fig. 11. Patient registration form.

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