Depending on the clinical system your GP practice uses you may notice the option for Link to a practice or user is not available.

In the Account section, at the bottom of the Account Details screen, you will see options under the heading 'Link a GP practice or person'. The available options are detailed below. 

Connect with your practice (or a patient for proxy users)

Use this option if:

• You have moved practices, used Patient Access at your old practice, and have a registration letter from your new practice.
• You have been registered as a proxy user for a patient or relative, and already have a Patient Access account.

If you move practice, your old practice will close your Patient Access account in their clinical system, however, the account details are still held on the Patient Access website. The account will be restricted, as you are no longer linked to a practice, but you can still access the account and link to your new practice. This essentially means you don't have to register from scratch, just sign in and link to your new practice. To do this, you first need to obtain a registration letter from your new practice. The details on the letter will enable you to link to them and continue using Patient Access. 

You would use this same process if you have been registered as a proxy user for a patient or relative, and already use Patient Access. This process will allow you to link your account to the patient.

Once you have been issued with a registration letter for the new site, you can link to the practice (or patient) using the steps below:

1. Sign in with your existing details. 
   You will only have access to a restricted account at this point.
2. Click on your name in the top right-hand corner, then select Account.
3. Scroll down to the Link a GP practice or person section.
4. Select Link to my GP practice (to link to your practice).
5. Enter the details from the registration letter.
   You are now linked to your new practice (or the patient you are caring for) and you'll have access to all enabled services. 

Alternatively, for patients who have moved practices, Patient Access can send you a delete account email and you can delete your account and re-register from scratch at your new practice. Contact us here to make the request.