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You should have known this by now if you have gone through the welcoming articles provided by your university. During your orientation, you will be required to register with a GP (General Practitioner) aka doctor. Usually you’ll be able to choose from a list of clinics, so you can choose the one closest to you but this may vary from universities. After registering with a GP, a piece of document with your NHS details will be mailed to you from a week to a month from the date you register. This piece of NHS document will be required whenever you consult a doctor. If you have any enquiries about health services in the UK, go straight to NHS http://www.nhs.uk/Pages/HomePage.aspx . Related UK Guide: 1)  Staying/Studying in The UK Part 1 - Getting a UK Phone Number 2)  Staying/Studying in The UK Part 2 - Travelling Around 3)  Staying/Studying in The UK Part 3 - Food Updated on  28/8/2014.

The general rule of booking a train/flight/bus/coach ticket in UK is to book in advance. Just to show you the amount that you could save, booking a train ticket from Newcastle to Liverpool a month or two in advance could save you 50 to 60 pounds although it may vary based on season. The same applies to other form of public transportation. Bus As a student, there are lots of passes which offers discount on rides on public transport. Most of the time it is a localised pass, for example I was in Newcastle so the bus pass that I applied for was offered by the bus company ‘Go North East’ which entitles me to cheaper bus tickets. The best part is the bus pass was free to apply and is valid for a year! Though it may vary from region to region. You may look it up on the bus company’s website operating in your region. For example in Bristol, just Google search “Bristol Bus” and you’ll be able to see bus services in that region. This is one of the pass that offers price reduction in Bris...

There are various telecommunications company in the UK that you can choose from such as Virgin , Three , Vodafone, BT, Lebara and so forth. Instead of going through the phone plans of every phone company, I’d go straight to the point and suggest the phone plan which I have used and believe it is the most worthwhile phone plan around. *Phone plans in the UK is either postpaid or ‘pay-as-you-go’ (PAYG/prepaid). The telecommunications company that I used during my stay is Giffgaff , which offers PAYG packages. First of all, to get a Giffgaff SIM card, you’ll need to have a UK address because it can only be ordered online and the SIM card will be delivered to your address. They do not even sell their top up in shop as everything is done online. Now if you look at their website (http://giffgaff.com/goodybags) their PAYG packages are referred to as ‘giffgaff goodybags’. Once you have received your SIM card, you will need to activate by following the instructions on their website o...