Registrations

 

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Register with the surgery

Catchment area

Before filling out a registration form, check you are in our catchment area. 

Find out which GP you can register with on the NHS website. 

To register with our practice please follow the link below to complete the registration form and patient information details.

Registrations take up to 48 hours to be processed

You can also:

  • Visit reception from 10am to 6pm and collect a paper registration form

When you register, it’s helpful to have your NHS number. You can use the NHS website to find your NHS number.

 

Temporary Registrations

If you are ill while away from home or if you are not registered with a doctor but need to see one you can receive emergency treatment from the local GP practice for 14 days. After 14 days you will need to register as a temporary or permanent patient.

You can be registered as a temporary patient for up to three months. This will allow you to be on the local practice list and still remain a patient of your permanent GP. After three months you will have to re-register as a temporary patient or permanently register with that practice.

To register as a temporary patient simply contact the local practice you wish to use. Practices do not have to accept you as a temporary patient although they do have an obligation to offer emergency treatment. You cannot register as a temporary patient at a practice in the town or area where you are already registered.

 

Overseas Visitors

For Guidance on overseas visitors please please visit the government website for further information.

 

Your Named GP

The surgery provides all patients with a named GP who will have overall responsibility for the care and support that our surgery provides to them.

We need to divide our patients evenly between all of our doctors, so they can manage their workload. Therefore to do this fairly and impartially, we have selected patients by surname to match to a doctor.

We know that some patients will wish their named GP to be a particular doctor. Where a patient expresses a preference as to which doctor they have been assigned, the practice will make reasonable efforts to accommodate this request, but we would like to reassure patients that this system does not prevent you from seeing any GP in the practice as you currently do. Your named GP will not be available at all times.

You do not need to take any further action and will be informed of your named GP in due course. In the meantime, if you wish to be told the name of your accountable GP, please ask the receptionists when you are next in the surgery.

All are welcome!

Your nationality or immigration status do not affect your right to register here

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We are a Safe Surgery for everyone in our practice area.

  • Everyone living in England has the right to free care from a GP.
  • Ask reception for an interpreter if you find it difficult to communicate in English.
  • Our receptionists won’t ask you about your immigration status.
  • If you are worried about giving us your address, please let us know. Your information is safe with us.

Don’t have documents? Don’t worry

  • We might ask for ID or proof of address. But if you don’t have any and you live in our practice area, you can still register with us.
  • We won’t ask for immigration documents.
 

Frequently Asked Questions

1. How quickly can I register?

We accept all registrations and normally register patients within 48 hours. It can take longer to get an NHS number if you have not previously had one.

2. What delays registration?

Delays can happen to your registration process if you do not give us your correct details. We need you to make sure when you fill in the form it is accurate and you give us your correct date of birth, post code, phone number, address and name.

3. How quickly can I see a doctor after registration?

You can see a doctor/nurse as soon as you are registered as long as there is an available appointment for you.