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Choosing or changing your GP or paediatrician (Murcia)

Request to the Servicio Murciano de Salud (regional health service) to change your assigned family doctor or paediatrician, within your basic health area.

Who: People with an SMS health card (or their representatives, in the case of minors).

Our English summary of the official information, which is in Spanish (official name: Elegir o cambiar de médico de familia o pediatra).

Checked against the official pages on 11 October 2026.

Our English translation; the official pages and forms are in Spanish.

Cost
The official form lists no fee

What you need

  • Health card or DNI/NIE
  • Doctor change application (form for procedure 3524)
  • Identity and residence details only if you object to the Administration checking them

Step by step, in person

  1. 1Go to the administrative unit of your health centre
  2. 2Say which family doctor or paediatrician in your area you want
  3. 3Fill in and sign the change application (form 3524)

Where

  • Administrative unit of your health centre

  • Servicio Regional de Tarjeta Sanitaria (SMS regional health card service)

    Calle Pinares, 4, Murcia

    012 / 968 362 000

The official form refers to changes within the same basic health area; for a doctor in another area, ask at your health centre first.

Official sources

This guide summarises these official pages (in Spanish; the page titles are theirs). Amounts and deadlines are those they publish; if they change, the official page prevails.

Frequently asked questions

What documents do I need for “Choosing or changing your GP or paediatrician”?

According to the official information: Health card or DNI/NIE; Doctor change application (form for procedure 3524) and Identity and residence details only if you object to the Administration checking them.

How much does “Choosing or changing your GP or paediatrician” cost?

According to the official page: The official form lists no fee.

Where is it done?

It is done in person; it is handled by Servicio Murciano de Salud (regional health service). In person: Administrative unit of your health centre; Servicio Regional de Tarjeta Sanitaria (SMS regional health card service) (Calle Pinares, 4, Murcia).

Who can do it?

According to the official information: People with an SMS health card (or their representatives, in the case of minors).

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