New Patient Registration
New patients need to attend surgery to join our list. If you have a medical card please bring this with you, otherwise you will need to complete a GMS1 form at our reception. Some new patients are required to attend a new patient check with one of our nurses. A suitable appointment will be made when registering.
Medical treatment is available from the date of registration. Please contact reception for further information.
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. There is an online version of this file too, which you may fill out and send to us. When you come to the surgery you will be asked to sign this form to confirm that the details are correct.
Note that by sending any information/forms you will be transmitting information about your self across the Internet and although every effort is made to keep this information secure, no guarantee can be offered in this respect.
When you register, it’s helpful to have your NHS number. This is your unique ID number linking you to your medical records. You can use the NHS website or find your NHS number here.
Your Responsibilities as a Patient
- To treat all staff with respect.
- To keep appointments or to let us know in good time if you are not able to attend, in order for the appointment to be offered to another patient.
- To tell us immediately if you change your address or telephone number.
Catchment area
Before filling out a registration form, check you are in our catchment area.
https://www.primarycare.nhs.uk/publicfn/catchment.aspx?oc=P85021&h=400&w=600&if=0
Find out with GPs you can register with on the NHS website.
Alternatively you may print off a registration form, fill it out and bring it in with you on your first visit to the practice.
link to registration form
Accountable GP
From 1st April 2015, practices are required to allocate all patients (including children) with a named accountable GP.
The named GP is responsible for the coordination and delivery of all appropriate services, where required based on clinical judgement, to each of their patients.
- Patients do not need to see their named GP when they book an appointment with the practice.
- Patients are entitled to choose to see any GP or nurse in the practice.
- You have a right to choose a GP within the practice either for one appointment or generally, but this may mean you will have to wait longer for an appointment. Also, the GP may refuse to see you if there are reasonable grounds, or you could be asked to see another GP if you are requesting a particular service which is provided by another clinician within the practice.
- You have a right to an appointment, regardless of whether or not you have been seen within the last 3 years (12 months if over 75).
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