As part of the NHS England National Registration Form, patients are asked whether they have an emergency contact - someone the practice can contact in an emergency if the patient can't be reached.
What are patients asked?
The form asks: "Do you have an emergency contact?" - patients simply select Yes or No.
Below is an image showing how the emergency contact question appears on the NHS England National Registration Form 👇.
If a patient answers “Yes”
If a patient selects Yes, they are asked to provide:
Full name of the emergency contact
Relationship to the patient
Contact telephone number (international numbers accepted with country code)
Optional checkbox: "This is my next of kin (NOK)"
By continuing, the patient confirms that your practice can contact this person in an emergency.
Below is an image showing how the emergency contact details section appears on the NHS England National Registration Form 👇.
Where does the information get recorded?
No action needed on your side - we automatically record emergency contact details under the Family/Relationships node in the patient's record within your clinical system 😊.