STA Student Handbook (Taught Programmes) 2025/26

At some point you might fall ill and need to see a doctor. When that happens, it can be very difficult to get back 'home' to your family GP if you are living in London.  So if/when you move to London, you need to register with a GP.

You can find advice about where to go and how to do it on the Student Health Service website:  https://www.studenthealth.qmul.ac.uk/

The Student Health Service 

(SHS) is a free National Health Service (NHS) providing a wide range of services. Students living in QMUL accommodation at Mile End or Whitechapel and students living in the borough of Tower Hamlets (E1, E2, E3 and E14) are encouraged to register with the SHS (located on campus in the Geography Building, Mile End (number 28 on map). You can see a doctor or nurse there every weekday during term time. If you cannot register with the SHS, you can find your nearest doctor through the NHS website. QMUL students who are not registered patients may be able to use the service in certain circumstances. Please, visit SHS for further information.

If your illness causes you to miss a deadline or a test, you need to make a claim for Extenuating Circumstances (see previous chapter).