Register as a New Patient
The Practice will only register patients within its catchment area.
If you would like to register with our Practice you will need to fill in the necessary paperwork. You can either call in to the surgery and collect the necessary paperwork or download the registration form and bring it in to us.
Proof of identity and address is also required. All new patients over 18 years of age will also need to have a blood pressure reading taken. This will assist the doctor by providing some background information should you become ill before your medical records have arrived at the practice.
Find your NHS number here
Please ensure you live within the Practice's cathcment area by typing in your postcode at the bottom of the page.
Named GP
Did you know that every patient has a named GP?
This is the GP who is responsible for handling all the paperwork for that patient (prescriptions, clinic letters etc.)
For patients over 75 years who would benefit from continuity of care, this is the GP with whom they would book routine appointments.
To find out who your named GP is, please ask reception.
All patients have the right to express their preference of practitioner to the surgery.
If you choose to see another doctor at the surgery you are entirely free to go on doing so exactly as before.
Becoming a Patient Proxy
How Proxy Access works
Proxy access was developed to allow someone other than the patient to access and manage parts of their GP online services account. The proxy is given their own online access account (rather than using the patient’s login details). It is often used by the parents or recognised carers of young children, and recognised carers of adults.
To set up Proxy Access:
- Speak with reception GP Practice; you will need to provide your identification (ID) to establish you are the person that you say you are
- If the person you wish to act on behalf of is aged over 11 years, they will need to provide either Verbal Consent to a GP witness at the practice, or a signed consent form or letter
- Set up your Proxy Patient Access account
Set up care home Proxy Access.
Summary Care Record
Please note that you will automatically be included in the Summary Care Record which allows other medical organisations to access basic details of your medication and allergies to assist in treating you in an emergency when the surgery is closed or you are away from home in the UK. If you do not wish this information to be available, please download and complete a Summary care Records Opt Out Form and bring this to the surgery with your other registration forms.
We will need to see some photo identification and something with proof of your address such as a recent utility bill or tenancy agreement. We also ask that you bring a urine sample with you and use our waiting room blood pressure machine as part of our registration health screening procedure. Once this has been checked and all the necessary documentation and ID has been completed, we will be happy to register you. Your medical notes will automatically be requested from your previous surgery.
Summary Care Record opt out form for patients (PDF, 93KB)
Summary Care Record Opt-Out online form
Temporary Patient 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.