Personal accounts

From any page on the site click create account at the top of the page. Alternatively click register here from the log in page. Follow the instructions on screen to complete registration.

After registering you will receive an email which contains a link allowing you to validate and activate your account. If you cannot find it in your inbox please check your junk mail folder.

Some email services may mark account activation emails as junk mail or not deliver them at all. If you do not receive your account activation email please check your junk mail folder or sign up using an alternative email address.

Some email clients disable links within emails for security reasons. To enable links please mark the email as safe in your email software (e.g. Outlook Express) or copy & paste the link into your web browser.

If you forget you password you can reset it by clicking the forgotten your password link on the log in page, accessible from the log in link at the top of any page, and following the instructions on screen.

To unsubscribe from NHS Choices emails select I don’t want email from the email preferences page then click update subscription details in your account pages, accessible from the go to your pages link at the top of any page when logged in. Otherwise click the unsubscribe link at the bottom in the email you are sent.

To change your NHS Choices account email/password/screen name go to your account page, which can be accessed by clicking go to your pages link at the top of any page when logged in.

To enable or disable the recently visited pages or your favorite pages, click on the enable or disable option on the top of each link bottom of each page when logged into your account.

After searching for a GP or dentist you can choose to save them to your personalized page by clicking the save link either next to its name in the search results or on the provider profile page. You can also select from a list of the nearest providers to your postcode on your local services page, accessible by clicking go to your pages at the top of any page when logged in.

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To change you postcode associated with your NHS Choices account go to your local services page, accessible from the go to your pages link at the top of any page when logged in. Enter your new postcode in the home postcode field and click change.

To delete your NHS Choices account select delete my NHS Choices account from to your account page, accessible from the go to your pages link at the top of any page when logged in. WARNING: this action cannot be undone.

Anything you save in your NHS Choices account is completely private and never shared. For more details please see our privacy policy.

Currently NHS Choices provides service directory information for England only because the “Choice at Referral for Elective Care” policy which drives these results is an England only policy.

No. Registering with NHS Choices does not register you for other parts of the NHS. If you want to register with a GP practice you cannot usually do it online. You need to go to the practice you would like to join and see if their list is ‘open’ – that is whether they are accepting new patients. You will have to fill in a form and may have to provide some proof of identity.

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No. To be able to edit your practice information you need to find your practice by clicking the GPs button in our find services section, and putting in the practice postcode. Then you have to click on the name of the practice. At the bottom left of this opening page there is a box that asks: Part of this practice? Click on the Log in to edit your details link to be able to edit your practice information. You will need your username and password.