Plan healthcare continuity before moving, particularly when prescriptions, appointments or ongoing care are involved. Contact your current and intended providers through their official routes and ask what needs to transfer, what you need to arrange and how long each step may take.
Make a continuity list
- Regular prescriptions and any specific storage requirements.
- Upcoming appointments, referrals and test follow-up.
- GP, dental and other registration arrangements.
- Equipment, community support or care visits tied to the address.
Healthcare services and administration differ across the UK. Use NHS information for England, NHS inform for Scotland, NHS Wales or nidirect health information as appropriate.
Keep essential medication and care instructions with you during the move. Ask the relevant clinician or pharmacist about your specific supply and travel needs rather than changing treatment yourself. Store sensitive records securely and share only what a helper needs to know. Confirm new arrangements have actually started; submitting an address update alone may not establish a new care service.
Put it into practice
Use the family and accessibility moving planner to organise your own figures or next steps. Keep its assumptions alongside your plan.