We are using a new online service called Register with a GP surgery that makes it easy to register with this GP surgery.

Just fill in this quick online form to start the process. You do not need proof of address or immigration status, ID or an NHS number.

The service is designed and run by the NHS, so your personal information is safe. It cuts our administrative workload and makes it easier for you to register.

Paper forms are still available if you need one, just come into the surgery.

We only accept new patients who live in our practice area. This is approximately 1.5 mile radius from the practice (see map opposite).

As a small practice we have had to apply these guidelines to keep the number of patients on our list at a manageable level so that we can continue to provide as good as care as possible.

At times this will mean being asked to register with another GP if you move out of the practice area or being declined even when you just outside the practice area.

When you register, we may ask you to make an appointment to see either the practice nurse for a new patient health check. If you are taking current medication, a medication review will usually be needed. This will make sure that our records are accurate and all routine checks to promote your health and wellbeing (such as blood pressure/smear tests/mammograms) are up-to-date.

If you would like to join our Practcie, use the Register with a GP Surgery link. Alternatively, if you do not have acces to online services or are unable to use the online service, you can collect a registration form from the surgery in person. 

To help speed up the process of getting your records from your previous practice, ensure that you provide us with previous details of your address and GP surgery.

Once you have been accepted as a patient your medical records will be transferred to us. You do not need to inform your existing practice that you are moving, although it may be courteous to do so. The receptionist will book a new patient health check.

We want to get better at communicating with our patients. We want to make sure you can read and understand the information we send you. If you find it hard to read our letters or if you need someone to support you at appointments, please let us know.

• We want to know if you need information in braille, large print or easy read.
• We want to know if you need a British Sign Language interpreter or advocate.
• We want to know if we can support you to lip-read or use a hearing aid or communication tool.

Please inform the receptionist at your next interaction.

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.

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: