New Patient Registration

All newly registered adult patients will be asked to complete a questionnaire and have a consultation with the practice nurse within one month of registering.  Patients on regular medication will need to see the doctor. The receptionist will advise patients who do not have a medical card how to register.

Once registered you have the right to see any of our doctors, but you may prefer one particular doctor so that you can receive a more personal service. Newly registered patients can be treated straight away.

Practice Boundaries

Only people living within a one mile radius of the practice may register with the GPs.

Non-Discrimination Policy

We are committed to equal opportunities regardless of gender, creed, sexual orientation, age, colour or race.  If you have a particular need or concern we would welcome you making us aware of it.

Guide to GP Services

The Royal College of General Practitioners has produced a useful guide for patients about the services on offer at GP Surgeries and how to access them.  You can download the guide below.

A Patient Guide to GP Services

Registration With The Practice

If you wish to register with the Practice you will need to submit an application, you can do this by telephone or calling into reception.

You will receive a letter if your registration has been approved.

If your registration is approved there are documents and forms (which are available at reception) required in order for your registration to be processed.

All documents and forms must be submitted before we can process your registration.

When you register you will also be asked to fill out a medical questionnaire. This is because it can take a considerable time for us to receive your medical records.

These fact sheets have been written to explain the role of UK health services, the National Health Service (NHS), to newly-arrived individuals seeking asylum. They cover issues such as the role of GPs, their function as gatekeepers to the health services, how to register and how to access emergency services.

Special care has been taken to ensure that information is given in clear language, and the content and style has been tested with user groups. Open the leaflets in one of the following languages

English	Urdu
Albanian	Hindi
Arabic	Lithuanian
Bulgarian	Polish
Chinese (Cantonese)	Portuguese
Chinese (Mandarin)	Spanish
Russian	French
Turkish	Punjabi
Gujerati	Somali
Croatian	Bengali
Farsi

Temporary Registration

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.

Due to changes by the BSO certain documentation is now required in order for a patient to be classed as temporary resident. The Practice must receive all documentation in order to process your temporary resident application.

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.