Renting a place & changing GP while in hospital

[MikeFromLFE]

My daughter is in hospital and is likely to be there for quite some time. She has complex mental health needs.
She wishes to cancel the rent on her existing flat and 'move' to a new area. The motivation for this is primarily to change GP and, at the same time, change the Healthcare providers she currently is working with.
Cancelling the rent on her current flat is relatively straightforward - and we can store her furniture.

• Is it possible to rent a flat (unfurnished, long-term) without going to the agent's premises?
  
• Is is feasible to register with a new GP while a hospital in-patient once the new address is known?
  

[telstarbox]

GPs usually need to see proof of ID and address - you might want to take in a letter from the hospital or consultant explaining the situation.

Letting agents also require a lot of background information. Are you planning to put that in your name or hers? Most landlords are unlikely to rent the place out to be unoccupied. You might be better going via OpenRent and dealing with landlords directly.

[MikeFromLFE]

Thanks.
Daughter has decided to use her brother's place as her address. She's arranged to cancel the agreement on her flat and has asked us to move her furniture into her brother's garage. She made these decisions and contacts and the told us. Which is weirdly positive.

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[Nutbeem]

Sorting registration with a new GP while still in hospital (as opposed to trying to sort it on discharge) sounds very sensible.

At the risk of stating the obvious, you say your daughter is using her brothers address to register with a GP. If when discharged she requires visits from Community Services; Nursing, MH, Physio, etc. she might need to double check they have her correct address. Changes of address don’t always update between GP and Community systems as quickly or in the way they should. This shouldn’t happen, but sometimes it does, resulting in Community Staff arriving at the wrong address and the Client not getting the visit they were expecting.