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... of tracing your national insurance number?
It's a long stupid story (and isn't as bad as this thread makes it sound!) but basically I need my mates national insurance number but she's on holiday :rolleyes:
Anyway I or the people that need it could trace it?
It's a long stupid story (and isn't as bad as this thread makes it sound!) but basically I need my mates national insurance number but she's on holiday :rolleyes:
Anyway I or the people that need it could trace it?
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If you can?t find it, and now don?t know your NI number, you should contact your nearest Inland Revenue National Insurance Contributions of?ce, or DWP of?ce or, in Northern Ireland, the Department for Social Development. They will set up an interview with you to prove who you are, and give you another card.
more if you've lost it though.
It's not for her, it's her friends that she needs. She can't go and pretend to be someone she isn't.
Depending on what you you do employment wise you may rarely come across it other than as one of the many numbers on a payslip.
I have no idea what mine is, the only way I could tell you is if I dug out my payslips (or went and asked payroll).
I would. But her siblings are all alot older and I know none of them. Tsh.
Bassssically. She's away in Turkey atm. Then a few days after she gets back, she's going with me to Corfu. She's got all her holiday insurance for both, but for Corfu she needs an e111 card. She totally forgot to do it before she went, so I need to do it for her now. I can do it over the internet fine, but I need her NI number, and she doesn't know it off the top of her head and has nothing with her in Turkey to tell her.
I know it's on her bank statements, and I know where they are, but obviously I can't get to them!
Nope, not likely to happen! (again, long story, but it's not my place to tell that one)
Or can she fill it out when she gets back?
You should be able to as people book late deals, and sometimes dont know where they are going until the day before.
Done that.
why does she need to call her docs?
Ha, I'm glad someone suggested that, I felt naughty doing it off my own back. Saying that, I have to ring the mobile company and bank for my other mate pretending to be her because she's completely dim so I suppose it's the same principle
EDIT: That was wayyyy too easy. I was expecting to be asked all sorts of security questions (date of birth, doctor's name, address etc) but no.
Scary isn't it. Doctor's receptionist people will give away all sorts of shit about you if someone asks- your prescriptions, purpose of latest visits etc.
I've not used mine for 4 years but can still remember the number. I think it's a good idea to remember it, although it would be more so if it was a bit more important.
As for GPs receptionists, their confidentiality and security is shockingly bad from my experience.
I know this thread is OLD but I just felt the urge to reply.
NI numbers and NHS numbers are not the same thing, but they've been used interchangeably in this thread.
As for GPs receptionists, when I was one I used to ask extra security questions to patients and got a gob full of abuse for the effort! The job I do now also require extensive security questions to be asked, and people don't appreciate being asked them, especially when they fail!
It's not the security questions I have a problem with, well until they repeat all my answers to them which mean the whole waiting room get to know I'm on the phone and what I'm asking about and when my appointment is. Great for confidentiality and personnal security that one.
It is for me! I rang up, got asked "OK, whats your date of birth?" and I told her... that was it! How is that secure? I'm going to know my best mates date of birth after all, and plenty of other people do as well I'd assume.
They really shouldnt do that. You should tell them the information and they should simply confirm it. (Can you tell I've just had a data protection update at work?) But some GP's receptiontists are very undiscrete.
Are they even meant to know the purpose of your last visit?
No i suppose not. Unless maybe you offer the information when you ring up ie. "can i see the doc i've got a cough".
Never really thought of that before tbh.
Problem is, they confirm it by repeating it back to you. When their desk overlooks a tiny waiting room everyone gets to hear. Why bother confirming it unless they try it and there's a problem.